office boy
noun
Simple meaning
A junior male clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
awfuhsboySay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɔfəsˈbɔɪ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office
A junior male clerk employed in a professional office to perform odd jobs, such as running errands or making copies.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office
Used this way, office boy is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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