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Definition of bosthoon in English: bosthoon(also bostoon) noun ˈbɒstuːn Irish An uncouth or ignorant man or boy. Example sentencesExamples - That's Tears and Rust, not Tears ‘in’ Rust, you shower of bosthoons.
- Egged on by shrill cries of approval from the ladies’ auxiliary, strapping bosthoons executed nimble jigs and reels, sang come-all-ye's, and vied with each other in hurling refuse cans the length of the street.
- He had stood there, like a big bostoon of a boy, open-mouthed and speechless since she had first arrived.
- Maybe one day I'll take a fancy to one of them and go off to live like a lady, and not be treated like a great strapping bosthoon of a hired hand.
- Didn't you know, you bosthoon, that when I said ‘holding the plough,’ I meant reddening the ground.
- It was like listening to somebody trying to play a trombone at the bottom of a swimming pool, and meantime some bosthoon in black tights is skipping around the fountain tossing things into it.
Synonyms lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel
Origin Mid 19th century: from Irish bastún. |