(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a young man or boy. (INFORMAL)
When I was a ~ his age I would laugh at the strangest things...
Come along, ~. Time for you to get home.
N-COUNT; N-VOC
2.
Some men refer to their male friends or colleagues as the ~s. (BRIT INFORMAL)
...a drink with the ~s...
N-PLURAL: the N