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poor_boy

poor boy

See also: poorboy

English

Noun

poor boy (plural poor boys)

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see poor, boy.
    • 1975, Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
      I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy.
      Because I'm easy come, easy go.
      Little high, little low
  2. (US) A submarine sandwich: a po' boy.

Synonyms

  • (sandwich): see sub

Derived terms