Talk:boyf

Thorne's slang dict suggests it can also just mean "boy"
He claims: "a. a boyfriend. b. a boy. The abbreviation may have occurred in teenage usage, but in the UK was notable as an example of journalese attempting to replicate adolescent speech. The more generalised later sense mirrors this." Equinox ◑ 02:03, 17 March 2023 (UTC)