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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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