boy next door

• boy-next-door (in attributive use)

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boy next door (plural boys next door)

1. A regular, typical boy, as opposed to a superstar.

   Coordinate term: girl next door

   She didn't want to marry the boy next door: she yearned for the big city.

   • 1982, Dennis Linde (lyrics and music), “Cool Rider”, in Grease 2, performed by Michelle Pfeiffer:

     I want a whole lot more than the boy next door / I want hell on wheels

2. (gay slang) A young, attractive, slim male, usually having little body hair.