[Ads-l] boi

[Jonathan Lighter]

Cf. for the hell of it the Bowery "b'hoys" of the 1840's and '50's.

But that was just an awkward representation of an aspirated Irish
pronunciation.

JL

On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 8:34 PM Stanton McCandlish <smccandlish at gmail.com>
wrote:

> *Boi* has been frequent in the expression *fanboi* since at least the early
> 2000s, and seems to be an Engrish coinage via the otaku route.  The female
> equivalent seems to be *gyaru* ('girl'), but doesn't have much currency,
> probably owing to its comparative awkwardness.  It's weird to see *boi* get
> picked up by a probably racist group of "militia" types.
>
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> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 5:23 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >  2020
> > https://news.yahoo.com/protesters-across-us-attacked-cars-100046738.html
> > *:*
> >
> > So-called “boogaloo bois” are members of a loose-knit, pro-gun,
> > anti-government movement, which is preoccupied with what they believe to
> be
> > a looming second American civil war.
> >
> > JL
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