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boi

British  
/ bɔɪ /

noun

  1. informal a lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance or manner

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of boi

C20: modified spelling of boy

Example Sentences

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An immaculately accessorized fashion boi from Toronto who wore gauzy scarves and rings on every finger accused me of faking my injury.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

I would listen to Akshiti’s popular millennial Bollywood playlist while cooking and cry along with desi sad boi hours while I showered.

From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2022

SG: Introducing yourself by your call sign is what we today would call a soft boi move.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022

“We Dodgers fans my boi lol,” responded the alleged dealer, whom the prosecutors referred to as “Sharky.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2021

To maintain the claim of its ocean character, the Amazon possesses that huge, whale-like creature the manatee, or cow-fish, called by the Brazilians peixe boi, or vacca marina.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles