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bugboy

American  
[buhg-boi] / ˈbʌgˌbɔɪ /

noun

Horse Racing Slang.
  1. an apprentice jockey.


Etymology

Origin of bugboy

bug 1 (weight allowance) + boy

Example Sentences

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Lopez, who had tremendous success down south as a bugboy in 2016, also competed with Russell Baze for the leading Northern California rider spot in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times

He was riding "bugboy light," a 5-lb.. weight allowance granted apprentice jockeys.

From Time Magazine Archive

All the gifts, the marvelous, balanced seat, the head filled with horse sense and a ticking clock, the wonderful, knowing hands of the bugboy had been fused with the courage of the race rider.

From Time Magazine Archive