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Bhoy vs Buoy - What's the difference?

bhoy | buoy |

As nouns the difference between bhoy and buoy

is that bhoy is (dialect|west coast scottish|irish) boy or bhoy can be (dated|fandom slang|jocular) boy while buoy is (nautical) a float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.

As an interjection bhoy

is (dated|fandom slang|jocular) exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.

As a verb buoy is

to keep afloat or aloft; used with up .

bhoy

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (dialect, West Coast Scottish, Irish) Boy.
  • A tough, a thug.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated, fandom slang, jocular) Boy.
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1952 , date = September , first = Chuck , last = Harris , authorlink = , magazine = Hyphen , title = James White Meets Me , url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Hyphen/Hyphen2-15.html , issue = 2 , page = 16 , passage = Whilst he was searching Luna in an attempt to spot Ego, the two Irish Bhoys tried to focus the other 'scope on the bedroom of a brunette opposite. }}
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 2008 , date = February , first = Nic , last = Farey , authorlink = , magazine = Tits, Sausages and Ballet Shoes , title = Chapter Four , url = http://efanzines.com/TSBS/TSBS.pdf , issue = , page = 12 , passage = Refreshed from my little rest, I am left to guard the turrets as the bhoy goes to fetch his beloved who has returned from her daily toils }}

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (dated, fandom slang, jocular) Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1952 , date = September , first = Chuck , last = Harris , authorlink = , magazine = Hyphen , title = James White Meets Me , url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Hyphen/Hyphen2-15.html , issue = 2 , page = 15 , passage = assumed that the clot howling in a McCormick tenor and interspersing his shrieks with "Oh Bhoy'! Oh ' Bhoy !" was my best friend and co-editor }}
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1962 , date = June , first = Francis Marion , last = Busby , authorlink = Francis Marion Busby , magazine = Cry of the Nameless , title = With Keen Blue Eyes and a Bicycle... , url = http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Cry_of_the_Nameless/Cry161-14.html , issue = 161 , page = 14 , passage = Philadelphia in '53 had repercussions because they couldn't have anything resembling dancing or music. They had people parading around in costume in the meeting hall with the chairs still there. Hoo Bhoy ! }}
  • * {{quote-magazine
    • , year = 1995 , date = September , first = Franz H. , last = Milkis , authorlink = , magazine = The Space Cadet Gazette , title = Ook Ook, Slobber Drool! Letters of Comment , url = http://efanzines.com/SpaceCadet/SpaceCadet04.pdf , issue = 3 , page = 28 , passage = Oh Bhoy ! This "I dream of 4E" (Forry?) nearly unsocked myself with laughter. Reminds me somehow of Ian Banks' books that must be something like retold dreams, too. }}
    Related terms
    * oh bhoy

    Usage notes

    This fanspeak word is used instead of the standard form to indicate a fannish context or an association with science fiction fandom.

    buoy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia buoy) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
  • A life-buoy.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To keep afloat or aloft; used with up .
  • To support or maintain at a high level.
  • * Burke
    • Those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title.
  • To mark with a buoy.
    • to buoy''' an anchor; to '''buoy''' or '''buoy off a channel
  • * Darwin
    • Not one rock near the surface was discovered which was not buoyed by this floating weed.
  • To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban'' (in ''The Guardian , 6 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/06/england-moldova-world-cup-qualifier-matchreport]
    • It ended up being a bittersweet night for England, full of goals to send the crowd home happy, buoyed by the news that Montenegro and Poland had drawn elsewhere in Group H but also with a measure of regret about what happened to Danny Welbeck and what it means for Roy Hodgson's team going into a much more difficult assignment against Ukraine.
    Buoyed by the huge success, they announced two other projects.
    Derived terms
    * buoy up

    Derived terms

    * buoy up * can buoy * conical buoy * bell buoy * ring buoy * life buoy * breeches buoy