boyo

noun

1. (Ireland)A boy or lad.
2. (derogatory, sometimes)A stereotypically Welsh form of address for a man, usually younger than the speaker.

   ““Don't be daft, boyo. First chance I get, and I'm skipping!””

   ““Can’t get onboard the boat,” Dai finished for me. “Bloody typical, it is, boyo.””

   ““What brings you around, boyo?” Deane asked, offering Case a narrow bonbon wrapped in blue-and-white checked paper.”

   “‘This, er, initiator of polonium and lithium, would it be used in an anti-personnel bomb?’ he asked. ‘Oh yes, you could say so, boyo,’ replied the Welshman.”

   “A taff is a Welshman. Everyone in the doctors’ mess calls me taff or taffy. Mr Swain, the mortuary attendant, calls me boyo, especially during the rugby season when Wales lose badly.”