See Also:

phobic (oh) and old boy (oh)


phobic (oh)



[in nouns] someone who has a strong unreasonable fear of something
::He's a claustrophobic (=he fears small enclosed places) .
[in adjectives] suffering from or connected with a strong unreasonable fear of something
::I'm a bit agoraphobic (=I am afraid of crowds and open places) .

old boy (oh)



n [C]
BrE a man who used to be a student at a school
::an old boys' reunion
the old-boy network
the system by which men who went to the same school, belong to the same club etc use their influence to help each Other
BrE spoken an old man
::He's a nice old boy.
BrE old-fashioned used when speaking to a male friend
::How are you, old boy?
-see also old girl