good boy

• enPR: go͝od′ boi′
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊd ˌbɔɪ/

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• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊd ˌboɪ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʉd ˌbɔɪ/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊɖ ˌbɔj/
• Hyphenation: good boy

good boy (plural good boys)

1. An obedient male dog, child, or someone who behaves like one, even when deemed inappropriate.

   Oh you're such a good boy, not reporting the crime because you didn't want to hurt anyone.

   • 2011 June 26, “Linguistically correct”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     English is scandalously lacking in politically and linguistically correct antonyms of this sort. The Queen can create the Duchess of Cambridge, so surely I can create the much-needed expressions "cisgress" (be a good boy), "cisvestite" (bloke wearing trousers), "cisaction" (no deal), and "cisom" (something that isn't a lintel). Anyone who doesn't disagree is a transsy.

2. (humorous) A demeaning term of address.

• good girl

• good boi

• attaboy

good boy

1. (idiomatic) Well done, to a male.
2. Said as praise to an obedient male dog or other male domesticated animal; see also who's a good boy.

   "Fetch! Fetch!" (dog fetches stick) "Good boy!"

3. (humorous) Used to demean someone.