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  • proper noun with the The Celtic Football Club, from Glasgow Scotland.

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Examples

  • Celtic have been called The Bhoys because of that Irish connection, The Tims and The Hoops, but did you know during the First World War they were labelled The Huns - a reference to the feared and powerful German Army.

    Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed 2008

  • Celtic have been called The Bhoys because of that Irish connection, The Tims and The Hoops, but did you know during the First World War they were labelled The Huns - a reference to the feared and powerful German Army.

    Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed 2008

  • "Bhoys," faltered Hogan in an awed tone, "th 'banshees ar-re dancin' to-night!"

    The Cruise of the Dry Dock T. S. Stribling 1923

  • "Bhoys," said the culprit, still shaking gently, "whin I've done my tale you may cry if you like, an 'little Orth'ris here can thrample my inside out.

    Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • The presence of Antti Niemi, Stuart McCall, Gordan Petric, Tony Vidmar, Barry Ferguson, Gennaro Gattuso, Jonatan Johansson, Ian Durrant and Jörg Albertz in the Rangers line-up probably helped swell the numbers (although they were held to a 1-1 draw by a Bhoys side comprised of 11 teenagers).

    Beers named after footballers redux John Ashdown 2010

  • If they had been wasting time when they should have been working there is no question but that they would have been sent with contumely to more profitable pursuits, but this was within their rightful play hours, and Raften, after regarding them with a searching look, said slowly: "Bhoys!"

    Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

  • Bhoys, that man's name is Dearsley, an 'he's been rafflin' that ould sedan-chair monthly this matther av nine months.

    Life's Handicap Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • 'Bhoys,' said the culprit, still shaking gently, 'whin I've done my tale you may cry if you like, an' little Orth'ris here can thrample my inside out.

    Life's Handicap Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • Bhoys, that noise was not dhrink, 'twas the rattle av a thrain! '

    Life's Handicap Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • Bhoys, 'tis not for me to countenance any sort av wrong-doin '-- me bein' the ould man -- but -- anyway he has had ut nine months, an 'he dare not make throuble av ut was taken from him.

    Life's Handicap Rudyard Kipling 1900

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