boy
/boj/boy, dude
In Natal and Rio Grande do Norte, o boy and a boy can refer to a young person of either gender and also work as forms of address. This regional use is more specific than nationwide English-influenced uses of boy.
E aí, boy, tudo tranquilo?Hey dude, all good?
informal
- Rio Grande do Norte· strongly associated — Natal/Rio Grande do Norte youth term and vocative.
Sources: UFRN — Trajetórias do processo de ensino e o falar potiguar (2020) · regional association