Sallies boys are males who attend Salesianum, an all-male school in Wilmington, Delaware. (Dela-where?)
Sallies boys are often confused with boys from Cab Calloway. The important differences are these: while Sallies may have a slightly larger population of homosexual males (two more than Cab, they're proud to say) Cab Calloway has a much larger population of bisexual males. Why? Nobody seems to know. Maybe bisexuals have a thing for musicals and painting.
Sallies boys also have a propensity to make sexual references to every single thing they hear. Even the most innocent references to bunnies or mashed potatoes can be willfully misconstrued. This is, however, very common with males in general, and may be simply a by-product of limited contact with females.
A favorite Sallies joke ends any spoken phrase with the words "last night."
Sallies boys are often confused with boys from Cab Calloway. The important differences are these: while Sallies may have a slightly larger population of homosexual males (two more than Cab, they're proud to say) Cab Calloway has a much larger population of bisexual males. Why? Nobody seems to know. Maybe bisexuals have a thing for musicals and painting.
Sallies boys also have a propensity to make sexual references to every single thing they hear. Even the most innocent references to bunnies or mashed potatoes can be willfully misconstrued. This is, however, very common with males in general, and may be simply a by-product of limited contact with females.
A favorite Sallies joke ends any spoken phrase with the words "last night."
In these two interactions, we see how Sallies boys might react to a situaion. The first is an actual live specimen. The second is a boy affected with SBS (Sallies Boy Syndrome).
Girl: You don't think I'm fat, do you?
Sallies boy: I don't know; it was dark last night! Ha ha ha!
Girl: Riiiiiiight.
Girl: Man, my back really hurts.
Random boy: From last night!
Girl: ....You're such a Sallies boy.
Girl: You don't think I'm fat, do you?
Sallies boy: I don't know; it was dark last night! Ha ha ha!
Girl: Riiiiiiight.
Girl: Man, my back really hurts.
Random boy: From last night!
Girl: ....You're such a Sallies boy.
by sibyl-in-black November 7, 2006
by King Swing December 19, 2013
by Charlie Flamingo December 20, 2007
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BIG BOY SALLY IS BETTER THAN U
by Big Boy Sally March 30, 2021
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 22, 2023
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 22, 2023