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Whiteboy
/ ˈwaɪtbɔɪ /
noun
- Irish history a member of a secret society of violent agrarian protest, formed around 1760
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Whiteboy1
C18: adopted from the earlier use of the phrase as a term of endearment for a boy or man
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Example Sentences
Up to this time, Cussen had escaped suspicion of any participation in the Whiteboy proceedings.
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This was the nearest approach he ever made to an admission that he had been involved in the Whiteboy movements.
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As there was a strong gate at each side, the place was considered quite able to resist any Whiteboy attack.
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His followers were more or less disguised, and all, except Cussen, had white shirts over their garments—hence the name Whiteboy.
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In January 1787 Fitzgibbon introduced a stringent bill for repressing the Whiteboy outrages.
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