This is the real definition for a Sally Boy. It's the original definition used for a ship hand.
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, etcetera. 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 any ship.
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, etcetera. 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 any ship.
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.
The Sally boy (salay boy) was sent to get aide for someone that is hurt and to look for someone who is missing on the ship they work on.
by Padraig81 August 21, 2023
Get the Sally Boymug. by theatergeek04 December 31, 2022
Get the sally unclemug. After Jeremy joined the military he started to act like a sergeant sally because he spent some much special time with other men.
by Cwarren24 December 22, 2018
Get the sergeant sallymug. 
by anonymous November 29, 2022
Get the Sallymug. n. The sound of 2 lines being snorted in a short progression because you were stupid and let Sally go first when you knew better. SNIIIIIF - delay of just long enough to move to the next line - SNIIIIIF usually followed by a questioning look on her face. What? We were only supposed to.do 1 of those little bitty lines? They weren't both for me?
v. The act of snorting the 2 lines because whoever cut them up was stupid enough to let Sally go first.
v. The act of snorting the 2 lines because whoever cut them up was stupid enough to let Sally go first.
n. Ray- (cuts out a couple lines for he and Sally then steps away to answer his phone. When he returns, there's nothing left and Sally is looking at everything but him. Ray then looks to Drew for confirmation of what he already knows...)
Drew- (Short laugh/sigh under his breath then looks at Ray smiling) You already know... You've been a victim of the Sally Sniff, you fucking retard! You've gotta have some sort of learning disability!
Sally- (blank face) What are you two talking about? I wasn't supposed to do both of those? Are you fucking with me? I would like to apologize to the retarded community...
v. Ray- (cuts one biiiiiig line hoping to slow Sally down)
Sally- (SNIIIIIF) delay just long enough to refill lungs with air - (SNIIIIIF) Why didn't you cut one out for you? Are you trying to quit?
Drew- Damn, bro... She just Sally Sniffed ALL your shit... I guess I'm going to the house early tonight since everybody is now cleaned out.
Drew- (Short laugh/sigh under his breath then looks at Ray smiling) You already know... You've been a victim of the Sally Sniff, you fucking retard! You've gotta have some sort of learning disability!
Sally- (blank face) What are you two talking about? I wasn't supposed to do both of those? Are you fucking with me? I would like to apologize to the retarded community...
v. Ray- (cuts one biiiiiig line hoping to slow Sally down)
Sally- (SNIIIIIF) delay just long enough to refill lungs with air - (SNIIIIIF) Why didn't you cut one out for you? Are you trying to quit?
Drew- Damn, bro... She just Sally Sniffed ALL your shit... I guess I'm going to the house early tonight since everybody is now cleaned out.
by DirtyDirtyGinger January 30, 2020
Get the Sally Sniffmug.