soap boy

noun

A young male assistant at a men's barbershop, typically tasked with rubbing shaving soap into men's beards.

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Meanings

nounsoap boy (plural soap boys)

plural soap boys

  1. historicalA young male assistant at a men's barbershop, typically tasked with rubbing shaving soap into men's beards.
  2. A young male employee in any field whose job primarily involves working with soap.
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APA

soap boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soap%20boy

MLA

“soap boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soap%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soap boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soap%20boy.

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