wide boy

See also: wideboy

English

Related to wide awake, i.e. sharp-witted.

wide boy (plural wide boys)

(Britain) A man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing.
- 1992 July 21, Edwina Currie, Diary:
  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.

单词	wide boy
释义	wide boy See also: wideboy English Etymology Related to wide awake, i.e. sharp-witted. Noun wide boy (plural wide boys) (Britain) A man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing. 1992 July 21, Edwina Currie, Diary: 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. Synonyms geezer, spiv
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