top boy

noun

A leader, kingpin, or boss in the drug trade or gang hierarchy.

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Meanings

nountop boy (plural top boys)

plural top boys

  1. UKslangA leader, kingpin, or boss in the drug trade or gang hierarchy.

    I love Top Boy, which is not only the name of the show but the British term for big boss man, the kingpin, etc. The top boy is the one who runs the drug trade.

    2022 March 24, Panama Jackson, “I can’t tell if the slang on Netflix’s ‘Top Boy’ is just better or sounds better because of the British accents”, in The Grio, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kingpin
Cite this entry
APA

top boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20boy

MLA

“top boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20boy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top boy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20boy.

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