Irish

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Recent Examples of boyo As my old Irish grandmother once told me, boyo, never trust a judge with a name like a high school strength coach. We journey north next to Maine, where human bowling jacket Paul LePage is doing the governating thing again, with the usual results. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 25 Aug. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boyo
Noun
  • Three other local lads have benefited from the high-tech training facility funded by owner-chairman Tony Bloom and opened in 2014, three years after Brighton opened their 32,000-seater Amex Stadium.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 June 2025
  • As Will Byers, audiences watched with rapt attention as the young lad was abducted into the Upside Down, falling victim to the Mind Flayer.
    Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • But teaching kids to think critically while preserving their faith hasn’t always been easy.
    Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
  • This is especially good for those staple items kids are always using – notebooks, binders, folders, colored pencils, pens and more.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Not even teenagers yet, Ebel’s sons would be taking ground balls and shagging in the outfield during batting practice before the start of Dodger games.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
  • The teenagers and young adults who volunteer at The Awareness Project were also upset about the likelihood that the nonprofit will close.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025

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“Boyo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyo. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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