Standard Lemma guide

b'y

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /baɪ/
  • [bʌi̯]
  • [bɤi̯]
  • [bəi̯]
  • rhymes with -aɪ
  • rhymes with -ɔɪ

1

noun

Meaning 1

buddy; male friend; member of one's friend group

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Newfoundland, dialectal

Qualifier: Ottawa Valley

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

man; dude, guy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Atlantic-Canada, Cornwall, dialectal

Qualifier: Cape Breton; Ottawa Valley; Cape Breton; Ottawa Valley

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the local accent's pronunciation of boy.