white boy

A form of whiteboy — A member of the Whiteboys, a secret Irish agrarian organization in 18th-century Ireland, using violent tactics to defend tenant farmers' land rights for subsistence farming.

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Meanings

nounwhite boy (plural white boys)

plural white boys

  1. alternativeAlternative form of whiteboy.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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