HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › wide boy
← Back to search

Meaning of wide boy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing.

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang

Examples

“Much amusement at Westminster about David Mellor, a wide boy if ever there was one. Someone tapped his girlfriend's phone and sold the tape to The People. Very funny stuff—all about how knackered he was.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

wide column store wide game wide open wide place in the road wide receiver Wide SCSI

Learn this word in context

See wide boy used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free