What does boy-friend mean?

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boy-friend

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.96 in modern English

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noun

"A Belgian friend of one of my p. b.f.’s (platonic boy-friends) said you were going to marry M.F. and she was awfully attractive."

boy-friends (plural)

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