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Definition of Boyfriends
1. boyfriend [n] - See also: boyfriend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boyfriends
Literary usage of Boyfriends
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve: Findings of the National by Martha R. Burt (1999)
"... percent from a spouse, 5 percent from other relatives, 12 percent from friends,
including boyfriends and girlfriends, and 1 percent from child support. ..."
2. Highlights from 20 Years of Surveying Crime Victims: National Crime by Marianne W. Zawitz (1993)
"Race White females are more likely to be assaulted by spouses or ex-spouses (3
per 1000); black females are more likely to be victims of boyfriends or ..."
3. Behind Bars in Brazil by Joanne Mariner, James Cavallaro (1998)
"... therefore, the law seems not to take into account the situation of women
inmates, who might enjoy visits from their boyfriends; ..."
4. Suffering in Silence: The Links Between Human Rights Abuses and HIV by Janet Fleischman, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2002)
"She said friends her age sell groundnuts for money, and they also sleep with
boyfriends. "My friends have boyfriends because they're given 500 kwacha ..."
5. He Usually Lived with a Female: The Life of a California Newspaperman by George Garrigues (2006)
"We're developing the habit of having a bevy of them and their boyfriends to the
house once a week. Everybody brings food and drink; we play phonograph ..."
6. Managing HIV in the Workplace: Learning from SMEs by Jocelyn Vass, Sizwe Phakathi (2007)
"Transactional sex was also raised as an issue, with some feeling that some women
employees tend to rely on their boyfriends for additional income to pay for ..."
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