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Tallboy vs Callboy - What's the difference?

tallboy | callboy |

As nouns the difference between tallboy and callboy

is that tallboy is a tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture while callboy is (euphemistic) a male prostitute.

tallboy

English

Noun

(wikipedia tallboy) (en noun)
  • A tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top. Usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture.
  • (US) A tall can of beer, either 16 ounces or one half litre.
  • (nautical) A kind of sail, a spanker.

    • See also

    *lowboy (without the wardrobe)

    callboy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * call boy * call-boy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (euphemistic) A male prostitute.
  • (dated) A bellhop.
  • (theater) A boy or man who summons actors when their presence is required for a performance.

    • See also

    * call girl

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.