Girl-boy meaning in English

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Definition

a boy: a male child noun
a girl: a young woman, a female child noun

Examples

  • "I speak to the girl"
  • "Let's welcome our first, and thankfully penultimate, that means second to last, entry: "Boy Joy Machine?"
  • "I'll just check with the boys down at the crime lab."
  • "A boycott by a boy who is boycotting French products because a French boy stole his music."
  • "What about football and girls and wrestling?"
  • "We are: Boy..."
  • "I just kissed a girl named Maria."
  • "Though delivered crudely, his concern that men won't want to smell "girly, like a girl" could be legitimate."
  • "Wait, so God is a British girl?"
  • "You girls have your resumés?"
  • "And I thank God that I am a woman and you are a boy, and not the other way round, otherwise I would be in prison."
  • "Bruno : Well boys, here we are: Illuminati headquarters."
  • "Brian : Philip, why do you keep on calling her "girl dog"?"
  • "There is no dialogue, only the rhythm of pulsating African drums. After 15 seconds, we superimpose the Delavigne logo over the girl's face, and then we have a voice-over, with a woman whispering: "TigerLily by Delavigne"."
  • "Horatio : Where are our friends, Lucky boy?"
  • "Stephen : I know, boy."
  • "Alan Woody : Okay everyone, our next comedian has been dreaming of a career in stand-up comedy since she was a little girl."
  • "Danica : We sure are, Judgy Boy."
Exercise 1
You've just heard Edward's jingle for Outback Cologne. Fill in the missing words from the song!

'Outback Cologne. Outback Cologne.
Outback Cologne. Outback Cologne.
Put it on when you're all ,
Put it on when you're out with your ,
You will great,
The will ask, "What's that cologne you're ?"
Thanks for asking! It's Delavigne's
Outback Cologne.
When you're ,
It's no ,
That every guy is wearing
Outback Cologne!'
You've just heard Edward's jingle for Outback Cologne. Fill in the missing words from the song!

'Outback Cologne. Outback Cologne.
Outback Cologne. Outback Cologne.
Put it on when you're all alone 1,
Put it on when you're out with your mates 2,
You will smell 3 great,
The girls 4 will ask, "What's that cologne you're wearing 5?"
Thanks for asking! It's Delavigne's
Outback Cologne.
When you're down 6 under 7,
It's no wonder 8,
That every guy is wearing
Outback Cologne!'
1 alone: To be "all alone" is to be completely solitary, away from other people. Edward sings that you should put Outback Cologne on when you're "all alone".
2 mates: A "mate" is a slang term (in Australia and the UK) for a friend or a buddy. "To be out with one's mates" is to spend social time with friends (such as in a bar or at a bowling alley).
3 smell: "To smell" is to use the nose to detect a scent or fragrance, or to have an odor. "To smell great" is to have a pleasant odor. You might tell someone that they "smell great" if you like their perfume.
4 girls: A "girl" is a young female. Girls like it when boys use nice perfume.
5 wearing: "To wear (perfume, clothes)" is use or "put on" (perfume) or "to be dressed in" (clothes). Note that it is an irregular verb: wear / wore / worn.
6 down: "Down under" is an informal expression which describes Australia and New Zealand (or sometimes just Australia). The term comes from the fact that these countries are located in the southern hemisphere ("below" or "down under" many other countries).
7 under: "Down under" is an informal expression which describes Australia and New Zealand (or sometimes just Australia). The term comes from the fact that these countries are located in the southern hemisphere ("below" or "down under" many other countries).
8 wonder: "Wonder" shares a similar meaning with "surprise". The idiom "it's no wonder" is often used to express that something is not a surprise, or to signal when something is obvious. Example: "It was no wonder they divorced, they were always arguing with each other."

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