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one of the boys

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one of the boys
someone who is accepted as part of a social group. He tried to be one of the boys, but he just wasn't interested in sports.
Usage notes: usually used to refer to a group of men who are friends or who work together
See also: boy
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Strickland used to come here now and then to have a square meal or to play chess with one of the boys.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
I will finish that battle by reading you what one of the boys says:
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
One of the boys was Buck, and the other was a slim young chap about nineteen years old.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
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