■ noun
1》 a male child or youth.
2》 ( ~s ) informal men who mix socially or belong to a particular group.
3》 dated, offensive a black male servant or worker.
■ exclamation informal used to express strong feelings: Oh ~, that's wonderful!
Derivatives
~hood noun
~ish adjective
~ishly adverb
~ishness noun
Origin
ME: of unknown origin.