Houseboy
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| + | A '''houseboy''' (alternatively spelled as [[wikt:houseboi|''houseboi'']]) is a term which refers to a typically [[male]] [[domestic worker]] or [[personal assistant]] who performs [[cleaning]] and other forms of personal chores. The term has a record of being used in the [[British Empire]], military slang, and the male [[LGBT community]]. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Housekeeper (domestic worker)|Housekeeper]] | ||
| + | * [[Fagging]] | ||
| + | * [[:wikt:Garçon]], the French word for "boy", also used as an occupational title | ||
| + | * [[House officer (disambiguation)|House officer]], previously "houseman", various grades of doctor in British [[hospital]]s | ||
| + | * [[House negro|House slave]], as opposed to [[Field slaves in the United States|field slaves]], during the period of [[slavery in the United States]] | ||
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A houseboy (alternatively spelled as houseboi) is a term which refers to a typically male domestic worker or personal assistant who performs cleaning and other forms of personal chores. The term has a record of being used in the British Empire, military slang, and the male LGBT community.
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See also
- Housekeeper
- Fagging
- wikt:Garçon, the French word for "boy", also used as an occupational title
- House officer, previously "houseman", various grades of doctor in British hospitals
- House slave, as opposed to field slaves, during the period of slavery in the United States
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