callboy

== English == === Alternative forms === call boy, call-boy === Etymology === From call +‎ boy. === Pronunciation === === Noun === callboy (plural callboys) (euphemistic) A male prostitute. (dated) A bellhop. (theater) A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance. (Philippines, slang) A public transport barker (a man who, for a fee, calls out the destination of jeepneys and buses) (humorous) A man who works as a call center agent. (see usage notes) A youth employed to wake people up for work. ==== Usage notes ==== Only when referring to oneself or to friends and colleagues in the call center industry. ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: callboy ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== call girl === References === Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996. Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 28 == Cebuano == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English callboy. === Noun === callboy a male prostitute (humorous) a man who works as a call center agent (see usage notes) ==== Usage notes ==== Only when referring to oneself or to friends and colleagues in the call center industry. ==== Coordinate terms ==== call girl