whiteboy
noun
whiteboy is spelled W-H-I-T-E-B-O-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whiteboy means “Alternative form of Whiteboy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whiteboy is whiteboys.
How many letters and syllables are in whiteboy?
| Letters | 8: W-H-I-T-E-B-O-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is whiteboy?
Whiteboy appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce whiteboy?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-whiteboy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of whiteboy
- whiteboys plural
- white boy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whiteboy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA man or boy who is highly favoured; a pet, a darling.
- 2
Alternative form of Whiteboy
- 3
derogatoryA Caucasian male.
- 4
slangHeroin.
Coordinate term: whitegirl (“cocaine”)
noun
- 1
A member of the Whiteboys, a secret Irish agrarian organization in 18th-century Ireland, using violent tactics to defend tenant farmers' land rights for subsistence farming.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whiteboy come from?
From white + boy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).