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/ˈhaʊsbɔɪ/
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A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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A non-white adult male domestic servant.
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Usage: derogatory, historical, offensive
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From house + boy (“young male; (historical or offensive) non-white male servant regardless of age”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
прислужник
(prislužnik)
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Cebuano :
houseboy
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Cebuano :
atsoy
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Cebuano :
boy
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Cebuano :
muchacho
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Cebuano :
mutsatso
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Chinese Mandarin :
家僕 /家仆
(jiāpú)
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Hausa :
boyi
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Japanese :
家僕
(kaboku)
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Macedonian :
слу́га
(slúga)
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Macedonian :
и́змеќар
(ízmeḱar)
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Spanish :
mucamo
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Tagalog :
alilà
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times
Tok Pisin :
hausboi
— young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times