Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leatherboy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leather-boy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young or submissive member of the leatherman subculture.

Example Sentences

"Instead he becomes a leatherboy as represented by the character of Joey (Hank Harris), the youngest, least sexually experienced and physically inferior of the group."

Etymology

From leather + boy.

Inflected Forms

leatherboys (plural)

Questions

What does leatherboy mean?: A young or submissive member of the leatherman subculture.
Where does leatherboy come from?: From leather + boy.

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