(theater) A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
Mostly recovered from concert today, neck is still sore from the head bangin, worthwhile for Electric Callboy though~
011. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Callboy#cite_ref-11 "Jump up")**Dignon, Sam (7 January 2014). ["Eskimo Callboy – We Are The Mess"](https://www.rocksins.com/2014/01/eskimo-callboy-we-are-the-mess-1925…
(theater) A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.
"callboy" means a boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"callboy" means a boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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"Hurrikan"<br> <br>Released: 19 August 2022 | | | _**Tekkno**_ is the sixth studio album by German [metalcore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalcore "Metalcore") band [Electric Callboy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…
"callboy" is informal English meaning a boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "callboy" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing.
“Mostly recovered from concert today, neck is still sore from the head bangin, worthwhile for Electric Callboy though~”
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(euphemistic) A male prostitute.
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(dated) A bellhop.
“011. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Callboy#cite_ref-11 "Jump up")**Dignon, Sam (7 January 2014). ["Eskimo Callboy – We Are The Mess"](https://www.rocksins.com/2014/01/eskimo-callboy-we-are-the-mess-19257-19257/). _Rock Sins_.”
“"Hurrikan"<br> <br>Released: 19 August 2022 | | | _**Tekkno**_ is the sixth studio album by German [metalcore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalcore "Metalcore") band [Electric Callboy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Callboy "Electric Callboy").”
“4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Sallach#cite_ref-4 "Jump up")**["Ghøstkid (Ex-Eskimo Callboy) bestätigt ein weiteres Mitglied seiner Band"](https://www.morecore.de/news/ghostkid-ex-eskimo-callboy-bestaetigt-ein-weiteres-mitglied-seiner-band/). _morecore.de_ (in German).”
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