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boys' toys pl (plural only)

  1. Products such as mechanical and electronic gadgets and gizmos, games, fast cars, motorbikes etc., targeting adult male consumers.
    • "The richest Rothschild of them all", Daily Mail, 2nd April 2007
      The property is littered with giant flat-screen TVs and expensive boys' toys, with lacquered sliding panels hiding any mess.
  2. Non-consumer products involving high-tech engineering, such as rockets, submarines, helicopters etc., that are likely to interest men.

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