boyos
Welsh or Irish lads
Boyos is an informal plural of boy, used as a friendly or familiar address to a group of men or companions.
The term carries Irish associations and a hint of camaraderie: All right, boyos, let's get to work.
It appears most often in British and Irish English, sometimes with a slightly old-fashioned or jocular tone.
Informal term for boys
- matesFriends or breeding partners
- fellasMen, spoken casually
- buddiesInformal term for friends
- chapsProtective riding legwear
pals · crew · gang · friends · brothers · comrades · companions · blokes
lads
Informal term for boys
chaps · pals · crew · gang · friends · brothers · comrades · companions · blokes · guys
lads
Informal term for boys
Gaelic · Celtic · emerald · paddies · colleens · blarney · shamrock · Guinness · hooligans · rovers
sonny
Informal address for boys
youngsters · juniors · sprouts · nippers · whippersnappers · cubs · pups · scamps · rascals · mites
boyosgentlemen
Men of refinement
sirs · distinguished guests · messieurs · ladies and gentlemen · dignitaries
- good boyPraise for obedient pet
- oh boyInterjection expressing excitement
- boys and girlsMale and female children
- baby boyYoung male child
- little boyYoung male child
- bad boyMale troublemaker
boy, cowboy, boyfriend, boys, boyish, schoolboy, boyhood, boyfriends, bellboy