fuckboy

American  

[fuhk-boi] / ˈfʌkˌbɔɪ /

noun

Slang: Vulgar, Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptible but often seductive man who is immature, entitled, and untrustworthy, treats women in a self-serving and disrespectful way, and avoids commitment in relationships.

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Etymology

Origin of fuckboy

First recorded in 1985–90; fuck ( def. ) + boy ( def. )

Example Sentences

Lowry’s Gawain is a bit of a fuckboy, who strings along his commoner girlfriend and carouses in taverns, and it makes little sense that he’d balk at this opportunity, but the Gawain of the poem is no less a knight for being a master of manners.

From Slate

Plus, most of us are probably just going to say the word “fuckboy” when reading that title, anyway.

From Slate

But Fboy Island just won’t cross the line into saying Fuckboy.

From Slate

Fboy Island makes up for these weird elements of fuckery by being so hilariously self-aware of its silly conceit, where dickish men are failing to manipulate savvy women into believe that they’re not dickish, and then those men are sent to a place called Limbro where they receive therapy in order to reform themselves of their fuckboy—excuse me, Fboy—ways.

From Slate

The fuckboy isn’t interested in the future, or even really the outside world.

From Slate