day boy

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a male boarding-school student who lives at home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of day boy¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The same day boy Y was interviewed, girl X was also questioned by detectives.

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“The L.A. Times used to write the most stinking reviews of Culture Club back in the day,” Boy George, 62, said with a laugh during a recent phone call from a tour stop in Arkansas.

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In her 2016 Modern Love essay “The Night Girl Finds a Day Boy,” the writer Amanda Gefter explains what it is like to live — and date — with delayed sleep phase syndrome, a circadian rhythm disorder.

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They clashed again when Snow Day Boy stayed up late for yet another round of Overwatch while Gotta Go to School Kid had to go to sleep.

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“It’s almost like my therapy, for me. I go up there, have a little chat with him, water his flowers, and say, ‘Have a good day, boy.’”

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