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Meaning of dolly-boy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A toyboy; a gigolo.
  2. The person (e.g. an apprentice) tasked with holding a rivet dolly in an Australian World War 2 aircraft factory.
    historical

Examples

“He meant, because of Wagner, though he can't have been unaware of the discreetly homosexual style of the whole place, the waiters in tails with long white aprons, the rich older men treating their bored and flirtatious young dolly-boys.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dollybird Dollying dollyman dollymop Dollys Flat dollz

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