(chiefly, British) An alumnus, especially of a public school.
Swansea named an unchanged side from their win over West Brom, and the visitors made an encouraging start, with Blues old boy Scott Sinclair prominent - Branislav Ivanovic had to make an important block to halt the winger's run.
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A former member of a group.
I got talking to an old boy in the pub, and he told me what the village used to be like in the old days.
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A man with an established network of friends who assist one another in social and business situations; a good old boy.
Listen, old boy, I've got some news.
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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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