Boi (slang)
Boi (
The term has also been used, independently of any meaning related to sexuality, as an alternate spelling for boy.[3]
Usage
In the LGBT community
The term boi may be used to denote a number of other sexual orientations and possibilities that are not mutually exclusive:[4]
- A boyish lesbian.[5]
- A submissive butch in the BDSM community.[6]
- A young trans man, or a trans man who is in the earlier stages of transitioning.[6]
- A younger heteronormative identities.[6][failed verification]
Boi may also refer to someone
intersex people.[7]
They may be gender-neutral pronouns such as "they".[9]
Usage in Suffolk dialect
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in the
Suffolk dialect
, the term boi is often used as a familiar term (similar to British mate) for male (and more rarely female) friends. It can be used for anyone, with a Suffolk son just as likely to call their father boi as a Suffolk father calling their son. In practice, the pronunciation is not an enunciated "boi" but more like "buh" or "bor."
Usage in popular culture and meme culture
One of the earliest usages of the term boi was with the rapper Big Boi.[10] In the early 2000s the term came into usage within skateboarding culture.[3] The term came into popular culture again with the song "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne.[11] The term came into meme culture with the Dat Boi meme: an animation of a frog on a unicycle usually accompanied by the caption "Here come dat boi. (O shit waddup!)"[12]
See also
References
- ISBN 1-930722-50-8.
- ISBN 0-7432-8428-3.
- ^ a b "boi". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- ISBN 0-521-82007-3.
- ^ "Definition of 'boi'". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
in British ... a lesbian who adopts a boyish appearance or manner
- ^ a b c Crain, Chris (November 22, 2007). "Who's The Fairest Twink Of Them All?". San Francisco Bay Times. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ISBN 0-465-02288-X.
- ^ "boi". www.dictionary.com. October 25, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Boi or grrl? Pop culture redefining gender". NBC News. October 1, 2005. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Big Boi: Boy O Boi!". Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ "Lavigne's 'Sk8ter Boi' Is Big Screen Bound". Billboard. May 28, 2003. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Lopez, German (2016-05-27). "Dat boi, explained". Vox. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
External links
Look up boi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Levy, Ariel. "Where the Bois Are". New York. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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