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wide boy

noun [C]
 
UK informal disapproving

Definition

a man who is dishonest or who deceives people in the way he does business: Some of the younger property developers are real wide boys.Unpleasant menUnpleasant people in general
(Definition of wide boy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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