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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
poor boy
 
PRONUNCIATION:  pboi
VARIANT FORMS: also po·boy
NOUN: Gulf Coast U.S. See submarine (sense 2). See Regional Note at submarine.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably from French pour bois, for a drink. See pourboire.
 
 
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