rent boy
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rent boy
- /ˈɹɛntˌbɔɪ/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From rent (“to lease, let out”) + boy, a diminutive term for man.
noun rent boys · rentboy
- A male prostitute, typically young and gay. Francis Urquhart: Got anything on him? Tim Stamper: There was a whiff of scandal about ten years ago. Francis Urquhart: Rent boy. In a train. To Red Hill. Yes. Wanted to sell his story but we bought it and hushed him up. Be ungentlemanly to bring that up. A man's private life should be private. Tim
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Talk about this word "rent boy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rent%20boy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rent boy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rent%20boy "rent boy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rent%20boy.Cite this
@misc{rent_boy_2026,
title = {rent boy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rent%20boy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
