Meanings
plural toyboys · alternative toy-boy · alternative toy boy
- AustraliaUKderogatoryhumorousinformalsometimesA young male romantic or sexual partner for a woman or (rarely) a man.
I'm out with my toy boy, toy boy / And when I get to take him home / I know he's gonna love me right
1987, Stock Aitken Waterman, “Toy Boy”, performed by Sinitta1 more example
But Ahlamalik Williams, 25, is just the latest in a long line of toyboys 61-year-old Queen of Pop Madonna has been linked to since her spilt from long-term partner Guy Ritchie, after which she decided she 'wanted to have fun'.
2019 December 18, Sophie Jane Evans, “How Madonna is falling for increasingly younger toyboys”, in The Sun, retrieved 15 Mar 2021Synonyms: boy toy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA young male romantic or sexual partner for a woman or (rarely) a man.
Origin
Translations
Malay anak ikan
- anak ikanyoung male pursued by an older person
Spanish yogurín
- yogurínyoung male pursued by an older person
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toyboy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toyboy
“toyboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toyboy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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