This is the real definition for a Sally Boy. It's the original definition used for a ship hand/steward on a ship.
I'm sorry everyone, sally boy was not originally meant to mean a homosexual or an effeminate male. The word "Sally" came from the word salay. Salay boy is a cabin boy, steward, ship hand, etc. Their job is to help maintain the ship and assist each other (if there's more than one aboard the ship), the sailors (and pirate sailors), officers, cooks, the captain, any co-captains, and the first mate (who is also a co-captain). They also assisted the passengers on the ships as well.
The dress style back then may have seemed effeminate due to the time period and dress style at that time (prior to current dress style used by sailors in the merchant marines and other garb with by sailors from other localities). These boys (adolescents)/men (unless they were new to the job as an adolescent) were treated as men and respected as men for their jobs (no offense to the women, we all know the superstitions back then; unless a woman tricked or was allowed to trick the sailors and Captain ;) and became a Salay Boy). They are very important individuals on the ship. It is a respected career/profession.
The derogatory term that is used today, is from a difference in dialects. It's the clothing that I'd assume is the reason for the term being used to wrongly discriminate against someone and to treat someone badly due to being different by societies norms.
I'm sorry everyone, sally boy was not originally meant to mean a homosexual or an effeminate male. The word "Sally" came from the word salay. Salay boy is a cabin boy, steward, ship hand, etc. Their job is to help maintain the ship and assist each other (if there's more than one aboard the ship), the sailors (and pirate sailors), officers, cooks, the captain, any co-captains, and the first mate (who is also a co-captain). They also assisted the passengers on the ships as well.
The dress style back then may have seemed effeminate due to the time period and dress style at that time (prior to current dress style used by sailors in the merchant marines and other garb with by sailors from other localities). These boys (adolescents)/men (unless they were new to the job as an adolescent) were treated as men and respected as men for their jobs (no offense to the women, we all know the superstitions back then; unless a woman tricked or was allowed to trick the sailors and Captain ;) and became a Salay Boy). They are very important individuals on the ship. It is a respected career/profession.
The derogatory term that is used today, is from a difference in dialects. It's the clothing that I'd assume is the reason for the term being used to wrongly discriminate against someone and to treat someone badly due to being different by societies norms.
by Padraig81 August 21, 2023
Get the Sally Boymug. by snoom_ August 31, 2018
Get the fruit boimug. 
Skeppy : She an angel, like a food cake
Got a halo and I'm lookin' like a double take
Stream with me, I'ma be your e-boy
We gon' mine diamonds, ayy, I know I'm a bad boy
Got a halo and I'm lookin' like a double take
Stream with me, I'ma be your e-boy
We gon' mine diamonds, ayy, I know I'm a bad boy
by Ilikeducks69696 February 17, 2022
Get the E-boymug. A boy who is annoying and seeks attention they act like they hate themselves for attention and are the worst person on earth. Most of them have curly hair. The mostly seek attention from the gender they like.
Pick me boy: omg im so ugly and annoying you probably don’t even want to talk to me.
Person: no you’re not stop acting like that.
Pick me boy: I should just disappear, nobody would care anyways.
Person: can you please shut up?
Person: no you’re not stop acting like that.
Pick me boy: I should just disappear, nobody would care anyways.
Person: can you please shut up?
by Goodybag September 9, 2023
Get the Pick me boymug. by perfectperson1234 June 4, 2018
Get the jenny boimug. by KAIISGOD June 25, 2021
Get the Chocolate boy summermug.