bhoy

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== bhoy (plural bhoys) (West Coast Scottish, Ireland) Eye dialect spelling of boy. A tough, a thug. ===== Synonyms ===== (boy): See Thesaurus:boy (thug): See Thesaurus:troublemaker === Etymology 2 === From boy +‎ -h-. ==== Noun ==== bhoy (plural bhoys) (dated, fandom slang, humorous) Boy. ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:boy ==== Interjection ==== bhoy (dated, fandom slang, humorous) Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing. ===== Synonyms ===== boy, man, goshwowboyoboy, oh boy, oh man, wow, yay ===== Related terms ===== oh bhoy ==== Usage notes ==== This fanspeak word is used instead of the standard form to indicate a fannish context or an association with science fiction fandom.