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old boy

old boy noun
plural old boys
old boy
noun
plural old boys
Britannica Dictionary definition of OLD BOY
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chiefly British or Old Boy : a person who went to a respected or well-known private school for boys compare old girl
chiefly British, informal : an old man

old boy network

usually disapproving also old boys' network
: an informal system in which wealthy men with the same social and educational background help each other
see also good old boy