b'hoy
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Meaning · English
A rough-and-tumble working-class young man in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.
Register: slang
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.