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Toy boy vs Toy man

toy boy—(sl., also: boy toy) a woman’s very young lover:

  • At 48 she is like a teenage girl again—raving it up with four different lovers including a toy boy of 27.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the compound playboy—a rich man who spends most of his time enjoying himself in expensive ways:

  • Her fourth husband was a wealthy Irish playboy.

toy mana person who deals in toys:

  • Milliners, toymen, and jewelers came down from London, and opened a bazaar under the trees.