toyboy

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US, UK/ˈtɔɪˌbɔɪ/

noun

A young male romantic or sexual partner for a woman or (rarely) a man.

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Meanings

nountoyboy (plural toyboys)

plural toyboys · alternative toy-boy · alternative toy boy

  1. 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 Sinitta
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    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 2021

    Synonyms: boy toy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA young male romantic or sexual partner for a woman or (rarely) a man.

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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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APA

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

MLA

“toyboy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toyboy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toyboy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toyboy.

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