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beachboy

noun

Etymology

From beach + boy.

  1. derived from *bʰā-✻
  2. derived from *bō-✻ — “brother, close male relation”
  3. inherited from *bōjô✻ — “younger brother, young male relation”
  4. inherited from *bōjō✻
  5. inherited from *bōia✻ — “boy”
  6. inherited from boy//boye — “servant, commoner, knave, boy”
  7. compounded as beachboy — “beach + boy”

Definitions

  1. A male who is a lifeguard or other worker at a beach.

  2. A young male who frequently goes to the beach, especially in sunny climates.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA