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When someone is scheming on someone all the time but never acts on it. They're just scheming in the background.
Damn, you bein a Boo Radley. Just ask her out already.
by JakeElSnake January 19, 2019
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A man who messes around with other men, but no one would ever know by looking or talking to him. Used by gay black men to identify masculine gay men or DL Brothas.
"I am going to the mall to look for some trade"
"The club was packed with trade, honey"
by Darren December 03, 2004
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Creepy person that has a certain charm to them. Also a stalker. From the book To Kill a Mockingbird.
OMG, that Boo Radley is coming after me!
by Frednin April 03, 2004
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To stab another in the leg, particularly the upper thigh area with scissors. The word is derived from the action of the character Boo Radley from the great Amercan novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
He was so enraged by John's actions that he straight up went for the Boo Radley!
by TPowlove09 April 21, 2010
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A fictional significant other. That is, a boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse, one that a friend frequently refers to, that neither you nor any of your friends has met. Refers to the slang boo as a sig. other, and, obviously, a reference to the secretive, mostly-hidden character in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
"I should bring my girlfriend out from New Jersey for prom..."
"Oh, the internet one no one has ever met? Your Boo Radley?"
by Dizz Markie April 17, 2007
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Creepy kid in To Kill a Mockingbird that attacked a family member with scissors. Also was locked in the basement of his home. He also saved the main character in the book.
Kid: Can I borrow a pair of scissors?
Teacher: Sure, as long as you don't go all Boo Radley on me
by Angelina, The Dick Sucker December 18, 2014
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when something is so rad that it scares the shit of you.
"...so it turns out that the spooky dude who lives down the street isn't retarded, he's just a recluse and he saved a little girl's life the other night."
"are you serious?"
"yeah man. and he used to be in a gang."
"shit, that's boo radley."

by dushi May 30, 2008
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