blue-eyed boy

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blue-eyed boy

noun blue-eyed boys

  1. Australian, British, derogatory, idiomatic, informal, usually The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian). ...this cove was so deucedly civil, and all that, that now she won't look at anybody else. He's the blue-eyed boy, and everybody else is an also-ran.
  2. Australian, British Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blue, eyed, boy.

Similar: fair-haired boy, teacher's pet, golden boy

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noun someone's favourite, especially a young one

日本語秘蔵っ子 hizokko, 寵児 chōji, 贔屓 hiiki, お気に入り okiniiri
Portuguêsmenina dos olhos
Françaischouchou
Русскийлюби́мчик ljubímčik

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@misc{blue_eyed_boy_2026,
  title = {blue-eyed boy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blue-eyed%20boy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}