Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houseboi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: house-boi
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A domestic manservant, particularly colonial.

Example Sentences

"“‘Dear Chief: The bearer of this letter, Chow Lan Chu, my houseboi, is a great thief and steals whatever he can lay his hands on. […]’”"
"[…] While still a pup, / You put him in a sack, then beat it / With a stick. When howls and yelpings die, / You send the houseboi out to set him free."
"[…] he seduces his houseboi’s wife, his Mary, and fires the houseboi. […] ¶ “You’ve got no authority over my private life. What about your wife, she’s a bit on the dark side, isn't she?” ¶ “I didn’t steal my wife from my houseboi. And we’re legally married.”"
"For most colonial wives, the houseboi, the domestic servant, was the first real contact with a native."

Inflected Forms

housebois (plural) houseboy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

boi

Questions

What does houseboi mean?: A domestic manservant, particularly colonial.

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