English · Slang Attested

b'hoy

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A rough-and-tumble working-class young man in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một chàng trai lao động hạng nặng ở Hạ Manhattan

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “b'hoy” mean?

A rough-and-tumble working-class young man in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.

Is “b'hoy” formal or informal?

b'hoy is generally slang.

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