boi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "boi"
English
Etymology
From boy.
Noun
boi (plural bois)
- (countable, originally Internet slang) Alternative spelling of boy
- 2000 September 24, Liz Almond, “(ot) the boi is gone...”, in alt.music.placebo, Usenet, retrieved 2008 March 9:
- The boi who has been my best friend, the cause of my pain, but never quite my lover is gone....I'm sitting here in his Radiohead "don't tell me what kind of day to have" tee (it smells like him) listening to WYIN, and trying not to cry.
- 2003, Molly-Ann Leikin, How to Be a Hit Songwriter: Polishing and Marketing Your Lyrics and Music, →ISBN, page 48:
- And finally, in “Sk8er Boi,” Avril Lavigne tells us in her first two lines about the conflicts between the male and female by saying, “He was a boi, she was a girl, can I make it any more obvious.”
- 2004 August 5, "Zonee", “Ungratefull fucking pizza boi....”, in alt.pizza.delivery.drivers, Usenet, retrieved 2008 March 9:
- I inadvertently gave the afro-american delivery boi a $5 tip probably due to the fact that I had pickled a few brain cells.
- 2022, “Bois Lie”, in Love Sux, performed by Avril Lavigne:
- Bois lie, I can too / Revenge is my sweet tooth
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- (BDSM, especially in roleplay) A male bottom (i.e. submissive partner), defined not by junior age, but by his obedient role and submission to the dominant "top".
- 2002 March 14, “"MR MARKS"”, in alt.personals.spanking.punishment, Usenet:
- boi will be treated as a boi at all times and will find himself the recepitent [sic] of many bare bottom spankings, private and in front of Daddies [sic] friends.
- 2004, Kelly A. Morris, Things - Now, Then & Strange, →ISBN, page 178:
- You, tattooed, butch boi with experience and a leash.
- 2007, Will Kane, Forbidden Fruit: Psalms of a Black Master, →ISBN, page 273:
- I fucked the boi that way. His ass had never known how good a man's dick feels when it's deep inside […]
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- (LGBT) A lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance.
- 2004 January 2, Ariel Levy, “Where the Bois Are”, in New York Magazine:
- Most bois are in their twenties and have come of age in a time when women’s and gay rights seem like more of a given and less of an urgent struggle than they did to lesbians ten or twenty or more years older.
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- (neologism) A trans boy or man.
- 2016, Cindy I-Fen Cheng, The Routledge Handbook of Asian American Studies:
- For example, “queer” would include self-identified lesbians and gays who also have sex with the “opposite sex,” sexual practices and relationships that include kink, s/m, polyamory, and pansexuality, gender play and fuck including femmes and those feminine of center, butches and those masculine of center, queens, femboys, gurls, bois, sissies, tomboys, crossdressers, drag queens and kings, and genderfluid people.
- 2016, Cindy I-Fen Cheng, The Routledge Handbook of Asian American Studies:
Derived terms
- boi pussy
- cuckboi
- fuckboi
- sadboi
- softboi
- houseboi
- femboi
- good boi
See also
- gurl
- araca-boi (separate etymology)
Anagrams
- Bio, IBO, IOB, Ibo, bio, bio-, bio., obi
Chibcha
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βoi/
Noun
boi
- blanket, cape; Long garment that covers most of the body.
References
- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- bain
Etymology
From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum. Cognate with German Wein, English wine.
Noun
boi m
- (Luserna) wine
Derived terms
- bòivarbe
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Galician
A Galician boi of cachena breed
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese boi, from Latin bovem (“cow, bull”) (probably through a Vulgar Latin form *boem), accusative of bōs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔj/
Noun
boi m (plural bois)
- ox; sometimes bull
- 1291, E. Cal Pardo (ed.), Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo. Transcrición íntegra dos documentos. Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 78:
- cen carros de pan entre trigo et centeo et vi armentios et iiii bois et ii uacas et La roxellos entre cabras et ouellas
- a hundred carts of grain, wheat and rye; and 6 cattle, 4 oxen and 2 cows; and 50 kids, sheep and goats
- cen carros de pan entre trigo et centeo et vi armentios et iiii bois et ii uacas et La roxellos entre cabras et ouellas
- Synonym: almallo
- 1291, E. Cal Pardo (ed.), Colección diplomática medieval do arquivo da catedral de Mondoñedo. Transcrición íntegra dos documentos. Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 78:
- steer
- brown crab (Cancer pagurus)
- Synonyms: boi de mar, esqueiro, noca
Derived terms
- andar ao boi
See also
- touro
References
- “boi” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “boi” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “boi” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “boi” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “boi” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Garo
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali বই (bôi).
Noun
boi
- book
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch boy, from English boy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈboi]
- Hyphenation: boi
Noun
boi (first-person possessive boiku, second-person possessive boimu, third-person possessive boinya)
- (colloquial) A male servant.
Further reading
- “boi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ပွဲစား (pwai:ca:).
Noun
boi
- loan
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research, volume 35, DOI:, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French boire (“to drink”), compare Haitian Creole bwè.
Verb
boi
- to drink
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Malay
Etymology
From Min Nan 梅 (bôe).
Noun
boi (Jawi spelling بوي, plural boi-boi, informal 1st possessive boiku, 2nd possessive boimu, 3rd possessive boinya)
- Chinese plum
Mansaka
Etymology
From buhi.
Adjective
boi
- live
Middle Irish
Verb
boi
- Alternative spelling of boí
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.i/
- Rhymes: -ɔi
- Syllabification: bo‧i
Noun
boi f
- inflection of boja:
- genitive/dative/locative singular
- genitive plural
Verb
boi
- third-person singular present of bać
Portuguese
boi
Alternative forms
- boy (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese boi, from Latin bovem (“cow, bull”) (probably through a Vulgar Latin form *boem), accusative of bōs, itself a borrowing from some Osco-Umbrian language dialect, from Proto-Italic *gʷōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Doublet of bife.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈboj/ [ˈboɪ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈboj/
- (Azores) IPA(key): /ˈbø/
- Rhymes: -oj
- Hyphenation: boi
Noun
boi m (plural bois, feminine vaca, feminine plural vacas)
- ox
Related terms
- bezerro
- boiada
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [boj]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوی (boy).
Noun
boi n (plural boiuri)
- stature, appearance, mien, habitus
Declension
Declension of boi
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) boi | boiul | (niște) boiuri | boiurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) boi | boiului | (unor) boiuri | boiurilor |
| vocative | boiule | boiurilor | ||
Etymology 2
Back-formation from boia.
Verb
a boi (third-person singular present boiește, past participle boit) 4th conj.
- (transitive) to paint
- (reflexive, with accusative, derogatory) to put on make-up
- (transitive) to fool
Conjugation
conjugation of boi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
| infinitive | a boi | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | boind | ||||||
| past participle | boit | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | boiesc | boiești | boiește | boim | boiți | boiesc | |
| imperfect | boiam | boiai | boia | boiam | boiați | boiau | |
| simple perfect | boii | boiși | boi | boirăm | boirăți | boiră | |
| pluperfect | boisem | boiseși | boise | boiserăm | boiserăți | boiseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să boiesc | să boiești | să boiască | să boim | să boiți | să boiască | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | boiește | boiți | |||||
| negative | nu boi | nu boiți | |||||
Synonyms
- (to paint): colora, vopsi
- (to put on make-up): se farda, se sulimeni
- (to fool): înșela, păcăli
Etymology 3
Noun form
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boj/
Noun
boi m
- plural of bou
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- boe, bove
Etymology
From Latin bōs (“cow, bull”). Compare Italian bue.
Noun
boi m
- (Campidanese) ox
- (Campidanese) any head of cattle
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English boy.
Noun
boi
- boy
- son
- Synonym: manpikin
- (colloquial) thing (compare similar use of English guy)
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English boy.
Noun
boi (ma class, plural maboi)
- houseboy
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbo.i]
Verb
boi
- (transitive) to throw away, throw out
Conjugation
| Conjugation of boi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | toboi | foboi | miboi | |
| 2nd | noboi | niboi | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | oboi | iboi, yoboi† | |
| Feminine | moboi | |||
| Neuter | iboi | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
Welsh
Etymology
From English boy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔi̯/
- Rhymes: -ɔi̯
Noun
boi m (plural bois)
- (South Wales, colloquial) guy, lad, bloke, chap, dude, fella
- Synonym: bachan
- (colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for a male. mate, dude, man
- Synonyms: achan, mêt
Usage notes
This is an informal term for a man, the standard term for which is dyn (“boy”). It can also be used in the vocative to address a male.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| boi | foi | moi | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “boi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Zhuang
Etymology
From Chinese 杯 (MC puʌi).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /poːi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: boi1
- Hyphenation: boi
Noun
boi (Sawndip form 盃, 1957–1982 spelling boi)
- drinkware; cup; glass; mug
- Synonym: cenj
Classifier
boi (1957–1982 spelling boi)
- cup of; cupful of