rent boy

See also: rentboy

English

Alternative forms

• rentboy

Etymology

From rent (“to lease, let out”) + boy, a diminutive term for man.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rent boy (plural rent boys)

1. (chiefly British, informal) A male prostitute, typically young and gay.
   • 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 4:

     Francis Urquhart: Got anything on him?
     Tim Stamper: There was a whiff of scandal about ten years ago.
     Francis Urquhart: Rent boy. In a train. To Red Hill. Yes. Wanted to sell his story but we bought it and hushed him up. Be ungentlemanly to bring that up. A man's private life should be private.
     Tim Stamper: On the other hand, getting sucked off in second class is hardly prime ministerial behaviour.
     Francis Urquhart: Yes, you have a point there.

   • 1992, Donald James West, Buz De Villiers, Male prostitution, page 93:

     An Irishman came up to him, bought him a drink, asked him if he was a rent boy, and agreed to give £40 for coming back.

   • 2007, John Patrick, Dangerous Boys, Rent Boys, page 12:

     Just then, a rent boy with perfect white teeth and a babyface flashed me one of those unforgettable Thai smiles.

Translations

young male prostitute

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 男妓 (zh) (nánjì), 妓男 (zh) (jìnán), 鴨子／鸭子 (zh) (yāzi), MB (zh)

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: maksullinen poika
• French: giton (fr) m
• German: Callboy (de) m, Gigolo (de) m, Stricher (de) m (pejorativ)
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: acompanhante de luxo (pt) m or f, michê (pt) m
• Russian: проститу́т (ru) m (prostitút)
• Spanish: taxi boy (es) m, taxi boys m pl, putito (es) m, putitos m pl, lolito m, lolitos m pl
• Swedish: eskortpojke (sv) c
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

rent boy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia