old boy

old boy
/ohld" boy"/ for 1, 2; /ohld" boy'/ for 3; /ohld' boy"/ for 4
1. Informal (sometimes disparaging). an adult male, esp. a Southerner. Cf. good old boy.
2. a lively elderly man.
3. Chiefly Brit. an alumnus, esp. of a boys' preparatory or public school.
4. Chiefly Brit. See old chap.
[1595-1605]

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