GOOD OLD BOY

Meaning of GOOD OLD BOY in English

noun

( NAmE , informal ) a man who is considered typical of white men in the southern states of the US

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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GOOD OLD BOY — or good ol' boy or good ole boy noun Date: circa 1967 a usually white Southerner who conforms to the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOOD OLD BOY — noun or good ol' boy or good ole boy 1. : a typically rural or small-town white Southern man who …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOD OLD BOY — — good old boyism . Informal. 1. a male who embodies the unsophisticated good fellowship and sometimes boisterous sociability regarded …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOD OLD BOY — or good ol' boy or good ole boy ˈgu̇d-ōl(d)-ˌbȯi Date: circa 1967 : a usually white Southerner who conforms to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOD OLD BOY — Variant: or good ol' boy or good ole boy Pronunciation: ' gu ̇ d- ō l(d)- ˌ bo ̇ i …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GOOD OLD BOY — [good old boy] or good ol' boy or good ole boy n (ca. 1967): a usu. white Southerner who conforms …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOD OLD BOY — n ( AmE infml ) an expression used by white men in the southern US states to refer to a …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GOOD OLD BOY — n infml He's a good old boy. He'll help — Он хороший парень. Он поможет
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GOOD OLD BOY — n infml He's a good old boy. He'll help — Он хороший парень. Он поможет
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GOOD OLD BOY — good old boy n infml He's a good old boy. He'll help Он хороший парень. Он поможет
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GOOD OLD BOY — He's a good old boy. He'll help — Он хороший парень. Он поможет
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d, in formulas of meeting & parting often _gəd adjective ( bet·ter ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOY — ˈbȯi noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Frisian boi boy and probably to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOD — /good/ , adj., better, best , n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOY — /boy/ , n. 1. a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than 18 years of age. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d adjective ( bet·ter ˈbe-tər ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOY — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. often offensive : a male servant 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
GOOD — vt to make good; to turn to good. 2. good ·superl not lacking or deficient; full; complete. 3. good ·vt …
Webster English vocab
BOY — noun a male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. 2. boy ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOD — [good] adj bet.ter ; best [ME, fr. OE god; akin to OHG guot good, Skt gadhya what one clings to] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOY — [boy] n, often attrib [ME] (13c) 1: a male servant--sometimes taken to be offensive 2. a: a male child from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOY — boy, Boy BrE AmE bɔɪ ▷ boys bɔɪz ▶ ˌ boy ˈ scout AmE \ ˈ• • BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — / gʊd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( bet·ter / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / best / best; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — / bɔɪ; NAmE / noun , exclamation ■ noun 1. [ C ] a male child or a young male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOD — I. good 1 S1 W1 /ɡʊd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOY — I. boy 1 S1 W1 /bɔɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Perhaps from Frisian boi 'boy' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1. having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — ( better, best) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Good means pleasant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOY — ( boys) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A boy is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOOD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby boy/girl ▪ She’s just had a lovely healthy baby girl. a lucky …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
BOY — [noun] [C] - a male child or, more generally, a male of any agea teenage/adolescent boyIs it nature or nurture …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — n. big boy fly boy whipping boy
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
GOOD
Longman Activator English vocab
BOY — See ↑ CHILD 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ blue-eyed boy/girl • ↑ little boy/little girl • ↑ rent boy
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOOD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOY — n. 1 lad, youth, young man, stripling, youngster, schoolboy, fellow, urchin, brat, Colloq kid, guy, small fry, little shaver There …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BOY — See: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY, FAIR-HAIRED BOY, MAMA'S BOY, OLD BOY, SEPARATE THE MEN …
Словарь английских идиом
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOOD — 1. прил.; сравн. - better; превосх. - best 1) а) хороший Where can we get some good pizza? ≈ Где …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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