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British slang term
Wide boy is a British term for a man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing. According to the Oxford English Dictionary it is synonymous with spiv
Wide_boy
1952 British film by Ken Hughes
Wide Boy is a 1952 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Susan Shaw, Sydney Tafler and Ronald Howard. It was Hughes'
Wide_Boy_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up wide boy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wide boy is a British term for a man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing. Wide Boy may refer
Wide_Boy_(disambiguation)
1985 single by Nik Kershaw
"Wide Boy" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was his sixth consecutive top-20 single, peaking at No. 9 on the UK singles chart
Wide_Boy_(song)
Video game console accessories
a Nintendo 64. It is the successor to the Wide-Boy, a similar Famicom accessory. Like the Wide-Boy, the Wide-Boy64 was never sold at retail to general
Nintendo_64_accessories
English-Irish musician (born 1962)
differences, he formed the band Wide Boy Awake with best friend John Keogh, Harley Price and Horace Carter Allan. Wide Boy Awake released two EPs in the
Kevin_Mooney
Accessory for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Game Boy is a peripheral that allows Game Boy cartridges to be played on a Super Nintendo Entertainment System console. Released on June 14,
Super_Game_Boy
English musician (born 1958)
Girls", "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Human Racing", "The Riddle", "Wide Boy", "Don Quixote", and "When a Heart Beats". His 62 weeks on the UK singles
Nik_Kershaw
English rock duo
York" (1979) (with Derek Burbidge) "Wide Boy" (1980) "Wedding Bells" (1981) "Save a Mountain for Me" (1983) "Golden Boy" (1984) "Cry" / "History Mix 1" (1985)
Godley_&_Creme
Japanese video game developer
the Super Game Boy. Intelligent Systems also created the Wide Boy 64 for the Nintendo 64 console. It created software CDs for Game Boy Advance developers
Intelligent_Systems
1984 studio album by Nik Kershaw
Kingdom—"The Riddle" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart; "Wide Boy" at number nine; "Don Quixote" at number 10. The album has been certified
The_Riddle_(album)
British 1958 play by Shelagh Delaney
flat after Helen begins a relationship with Peter, a flashy, moneyed "wide boy" who is younger than her. At the same time Jo, who is white, begins a romantic
A_Taste_of_Honey
American record label
Bad Boy Entertainment, doing business as Bad Boy Records, is an American record label founded by Sean "Puffy" Combs. The first signee, Craig Mack, gained
Bad_Boy_Records
English film director, writer and producer (1922–2001)
made documentaries. Hughes's first film as director was the "B" movie Wide Boy (1952). He did a short feature, The Drayton Case (1953), which became the
Ken_Hughes
1985 single by Nik Kershaw
others were previous singles "The Riddle", "Wouldn't It Be Good" and "Wide Boy". While discussing his method of writing lyrics, Kershaw explained the
Don Quixote (Nik Kershaw song)
Don_Quixote_(Nik_Kershaw_song)
Handheld Nintendo game console
The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on April 21, 1989, followed by North America on July
Game_Boy
Late 19th, early 20th century Greek social group
and Piraeus). The nearest English equivalents to the term "mangas" is wide boy, spiv or chav. Mangas was a label for men belonging to the Greek working
Mangas
British actress (1914–1995)
actress. She was married to Patrick Crean. Film Up for the Cup (1950) Wide Boy (1952) Castle in the Air (1952) The Beggar's Opera (1953) Rasputin the
Helen_Christie
remade as part for the Game & Watch Gallery series for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. They were re-released in the Nintendo Mini Classics
List_of_Game_&_Watch_games
British composer and musical director
their 1984 album Lost Boys were written by Rick Lloyd including the track "Wide Boy". Lloyd was born in London in 1947, during his time at Aberystwyth University
Rick_Lloyd
1943 novel
life of Ernie Motts, who narrates the story from his own perspective, a wide boy from London. It was published four years after Llewellyn's best-known work
None but the Lonely Heart (novel)
None_but_the_Lonely_Heart_(novel)
English actress (1929–1978)
was the female lead in some B movies, too: There Is Another Sun (1951), Wide Boy (1952), A Killer Walks (1952), The Large Rope (1953), and Small Town Story
Susan_Shaw
English actor (born 1940)
Jason was cast as Del Boy Trotter in the BBC situation comedy Only Fools and Horses, created by John Sullivan. Del is a wide boy who makes a dishonest
David_Jason
2025 film by Jan Komasa
The Good Boy (previously named Good Boy and also known as Heel) is a 2025 black comedy thriller film directed by Jan Komasa. It stars Stephen Graham, Andrea
Good_Boy_(2025_Komasa_film)
1985 single by Marillion
part e, Windswept Thumb, before segueing into part a of Heart of Lothian, Wide Boy, but ends without including part b, Curtain Call. The 7" and 12" formats
Heart_of_Lothian
British musician (born 1961)
George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is a British musician, songwriter and DJ who rose to fame as the lead singer
Boy_George
English comedian, actor, musician, and writer (born 1964)
Audrey (31 October 2008). "Profile: Addison Cresswell, he's a cockney wide-boy, not unlike Jonathan, very canny at building a business to represent big
Lee_Evans_(comedian)
American author and editor (born 1972)
Award for The Realm of Possibility, Boy Meets Boy, Love Is the Higher Law, How They Met and Other Stories, Wide Awake, and Nick and Norah's Infinite
David_Levithan
Japanese video game developer
Donkey Kong, Mario, and Metroid. R&D1 developed the hugely successful Game Boy line, which was released in 1989. They developed some of the line's most
Nintendo Research & Development 1
Nintendo_Research_&_Development_1
2023 film by Hayao Miyazaki
The Boy and the Heron (Japanese: 君たちはどう生きるか, Hepburn: Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka; lit. 'How Do You Live?') is a 2023 Japanese animated fantasy film written
The_Boy_and_the_Heron
1998 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Craig Bigwood plays the little boy who Joshua learns is an angel. The script was written in 1991. Shyamalan has described Wide Awake as a comedy that he hoped
Wide_Awake_(1998_film)
1979 studio album by Godley & Creme
Running" (the B-side of "An Englishman in New York"), non-album singles "Wide Boy" and "Submarine" and the latter's b-side "Marciano". All tracks composed
Freeze Frame (Godley & Creme album)
Freeze_Frame_(Godley_&_Creme_album)
Topics referred to by the same term
musical duo consisting of Kevin Abstract and Dominic Fike Guizer Geyser Wide boy Geyser (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Geezer
Australian broadcaster (1956–2021)
Project. A single from that release, "Busy Bleeding", under the pseudonym Wide Boy Youth,[deprecated source] peaked at number 53 on the ARIA Charts (at the
Jonathan_Coleman_(presenter)
English model and actress (1955–2022)
Roundhouse. In the mid-1980s, she managed her then-husband Kevin Mooney’s band Wide Boy Awake, in which Mooney was the guitarist. Mooney had also previously been
Pamela_Rooke
British actor, singer and weather presenter
landed a starring role in the musical Miss Saigon. In 1996, he was cast as wide boy Lenny Wallace in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. His first television job
Des_Coleman
Video game cartridge
measured 5.8 centimeters (2.3 in) wide and 6.5 centimeters (2.6 in) high. However, some games, such as the Game Boy Camera, boasted custom-designed, larger
Game_Boy_Game_Pak
1965 British comedy war film by Frank Launder
Launder-Gilliat productions. The script, an anthology of clichés of barrack-room and wide-boy humour, interspersed with juvenile horseplay and tired vulgarity, is bereft
Joey_Boy_(film)
British screenwriter (1909–1968)
1937 novel Wide Boys Never Work, a story of the criminal underworld before the Second World War, was an early published use of the term "wide boy". In 1956
Robert_Westerby
1995 studio album by Goo Goo Dolls
A Boy Named Goo is the fifth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1995 on Warner Bros. and Metal Blade Records. The album was
A_Boy_Named_Goo
Handheld game console by Nintendo
The Game Boy Advance (GBA) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, and in other
Game_Boy_Advance
American restaurant chain
Big Boy is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Southfield, Michigan; it is currently operated in most of the United States by
Big_Boy_Restaurants
2005 British TV series or programme
Turkish bakery owner. During his investigation he falls foul of Asian wide boy Ash Desai (Manish Patel) and added to this is the mystery of a missing
Chopratown
South Korean boy band
RR: Bangtan sonyeondan; lit. 'Bulletproof Boy Scouts'), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of
BTS
1985 compilation album by Various Artists
Jones – "Things Can Only Get Better" King – "Love & Pride" Nik Kershaw – "Wide Boy" New Edition – "Mr. Telephone Man" Kirsty MacColl – "A New England" Strawberry
Hits_2
American rock band
Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick
Fall_Out_Boy
British actor (1918–1996)
(1951) – Detective Inspector Carson Night Was Our Friend (1951) – John Harper Wide Boy (1952) – Inspector Carson Black Orchid (1953) – Dr. John Winnington Street
Ronald_Howard_(actor)
Accessory for the Nintendo 64
Intelligent Systems developed a separate accessory for playing Game Boy games on the N64, the Wide-Boy64, which was not released to the public; it was available
Transfer_Pak
British actor (born 1966)
established a reputation on-screen as a dramatic and comic actor as cockney wide boy George Andreotti in the television drama series The Knock. In March 2021
Enzo_Squillino_Jr.
British film editor
director Ken Hughes. Mystery Junction (1951) The Floating Dutchman (1952) Wide Boy (1952) Counterspy (1953) Dangerous Voyage (1954) The Brain Machine (1955)
Geoffrey_Muller
Australian screenwriter (1909–1971)
starting with Wide Boy. In December 1951 he was reportedly one of the highest paid freelancers in Britain. His radio version of Wide Boy proved controversial
Rex_Rienits
British cinematographer
Spa (1929) The Case of Charles Peace (1949) The Floating Dutchman (1952) Wide Boy (1952) Dangerous Voyage (1954) The Brain Machine (1955) Little Red Monkey
Josef_Ambor
American football player (born 1988)
July 10, 1988), nicknamed "AB", is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons
Antonio_Brown
1998 compilation album by Linda McCartney
Wide Prairie is a posthumous compilation album by Linda McCartney, compiled by her husband Paul McCartney and released in October 1998, roughly six months
Wide_Prairie
Young male human
Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a boy is "a male child from birth to adulthood". The word "boy" comes from Middle English boi, boye ("boy, servant"), related to
Boy
Welsh actor (1925–2019)
Railway Shunter (uncredited) I Believe in You (1952) - Passerby (uncredited) Wide Boy (1952) - George The Gift Horse (1952) - Assistant Engineer (uncredited)
Glyn_Houston
British TV sitcom (2004)
has actually had, including a stint in the army. Paddy is an idealistic wide boy obsessed with sex, pornography and food. Max often oppressively stares
Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Max_and_Paddy's_Road_to_Nowhere
1967 single by The Forum
"The River Is Wide" was a song written by Billy Admire and Gary Knight and was originally recorded by the Forum in 1967. The record was first released
The_River_Is_Wide
Petty criminal
Mayfair Set is titled 'Entrepreneur Spelt S.P.I.V.' Fartsovka Gombeen man Wide boy Peter Wollen (2002) Paris Hollywood - Writings on Film pp185–6 Oxford English
Spiv
V-twin softail cruiser motorcycle with solid-cast disc wheels
has been debunked, as the name "Fat Boy" actually comes from the observation that the motorcycle is somewhat wider than other bikes when viewed head-on
Harley-Davidson_Fat_Boy
Black-market importation and retail of foreign consumer goods in the USSR
economy of the Soviet Union Beryozka (Russian retail store) Gombeen man Spiv Wide boy Ticket scalping Romanov, Pavel; Yarskaya-Smirnova, Elena (2017-02-25).
Fartsovka
1981 studio album by Foghat
Mainstream Rock chart. All tracks by Dave Peverett except where noted. "Wide Boy" – 2:44 "Let Me Get Close to You" (Nick Jameson) – 5:36 "Live Now – Pay
Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce
Girls_to_Chat_&_Boys_to_Bounce
Commonly used display resolutions
III and other systems.[citation needed] The wide version of SVGA is known as WSVGA (Wide Super VGA or Wide SVGA), featured on Ultra-Mobile PCs, netbooks
Display_resolution_standards
1959 Australian TV series or program
originally written by Rex Rienits and previously filmed in Britain as the film Wide Boy (1952). Rienits also adapted this story as a radio play and as a novel
Bodgie_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. "Eyes Wide Shut" may also refer to: "Eyes Wide Shut" (song), a 2011 song by English boy band
Eyes Wide Shut (disambiguation)
Eyes_Wide_Shut_(disambiguation)
1993 compilation album by Nik Kershaw
Musicola" "She Cries" "Nobody Knows" (Extended 12" mix) "Cloak and Dagger" "Wide Boy" "One of Our Fruit Machines is Missing" "Human Racing" (Extended 12" mix)
The_Best_of_Nik_Kershaw
Canadian professional climber (born 1979)
Climbed it". Gripped Magazine. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023. "Wide Boy Pete Whittaker Sends the Cobra Crack (5.14)". Rock & Ice. 17 February 2021
Sonnie_Trotter
American fast food franchise
The Big Boy name, concept, menu, and mascot were originally licensed to a wide number of regional franchise holders. Because many of the early franchisees
Big_Boy_named_franchisees
Handheld game console by Nintendo
The Game Boy Color (abbreviated as CGB or GBC[citation needed]) is an 8-bit handheld game console developed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on October
Game_Boy_Color
2013 novel by Ben Aaronovitch
god of the River Ash. Zachery Palmer (a.k.a. Goblin Boy): itinerant half-fairy merchant, wide boy, chancer and practising cockney. Varvara Sidorovna Tamonina
Broken_Homes
English band
original material and cover versions, fronted by Paul Shuttleworth's "wide boy" persona. In 1976, they signed with the CBS label, and recorded their third
The_Kursaal_Flyers
2016 film by William Brent Bell
The Boy is a 2016 horror film directed by William Brent Bell and written by Stacey Menear. The film stars Lauren Cohan and Rupert Evans. It is an international
The_Boy_(2016_film)
Youth organization in the United States
Boy Scouts of America, doing business as Scouting America, is the largest Scouting organization and one of the largest youth organizations in the United
Scouting_America
1967 British TV comedy series
programme stars Dinsdale Landen as Mickey Dunne, a 28-year-old cockney wide boy, gambler and womaniser who lives on his wits, loosely styled on the title
Mickey_Dunne
Fictional comedy character
began issuing the sketches on compact disc. The first was titled How Big a Boy Are Ya?, Volume 1, in reference to one of Mercer's catch phrases. Eleven
Roy_D._Mercer
English actor
long-running ITV serial drama The Bill. Gaffney played Gavin Josef, a cocky wide-boy who was connected to an assault investigation. In 2007, Gaffney toured
Dean_Gaffney
British television comedy scriptwriting duo
Making his debut in series 1, George Baker made such an impression as a wide-boy villain that the prequel Bowler was launched in 1973. This lasted for one
Esmonde_and_Larbey
Sandwich originally from Louisiana
roll cut lengthwise. This "po' boy bread" is known for its crisp crust and fluffy crumb. A po' boy may contain a wide variety of fillings including roast
Po'_boy
English composer (1908–1966)
King of the Castle (1936) No Way Back (1949) She Shall Have Murder (1950) Wide Boy (1952) Men Against the Sun (1952) Counterspy (1953) Street of Shadows (1953)
Eric_Spear
2005 greatest hits album by Nik Kershaw
Good" "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live version) "Dancing Girls" "Wide Boy" (full-length version) "Nobody Knows" "Human Racing" "Don Quixote" "When
Then and Now (Nik Kershaw album)
Then_and_Now_(Nik_Kershaw_album)
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Little Boy was a type of atomic bomb created by the Manhattan Project during World War II. The name is also often used to describe the specific bomb (L-11)
Little_Boy
Canadian actor (born 1978)
supporting role in Little Giants (1994) and received wide recognition for playing the title role as a human boy in Casper (1995). Sawa also had starring roles
Devon_Sawa
American football player (born 2003)
(born May 18, 2003) is an American professional football cornerback and wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL)
Travis_Hunter
1951 film by William A. Wellman
Across the Wide Missouri is a 1951 American Technicolor Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalbán, John Hodiak
Across the Wide Missouri (film)
Across_the_Wide_Missouri_(film)
American football player (born 1994)
Tyreek Hill (born March 1, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Garden City Broncbusters, Oklahoma
Tyreek_Hill
American businessman (born 1951)
a fortune exceeding $10B as of 2025. He is chairman and founder of World Wide Technology, one of the largest African-American-owned businesses in America
David_Steward
1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat
paintings ever." Measuring at nearly 14 feet wide and 8 feet high, the painting depicts a skeletal black boy and dog painted in similar style. The figures
Boy_and_Dog_in_a_Johnnypump
1955 British film by Basil Dearden
the hallmark of these studios. Its characterisations, Mr. Attenborough's wide-boy in particular, are defined without exaggeration, and its settings are accurate
The_Ship_That_Died_of_Shame
2020 film by William Brent Bell
Brahms: The Boy II is a 2020 American supernatural horror film starring Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, Christopher Convery and Owain Yeoman. A sequel to
Brahms:_The_Boy_II
BBC television adaptation of Shakespeare's plays
Oberon gets Puck (Dean Lennox Kelly) — portrayed as a sort of magical wide boy — to try to sort things out with "love juice" eyedrops, while Oberon and
ShakespeaRe-Told
2025 American horror film
Good Boy is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Ben Leonberg, who co-wrote it with Alex Cannon. It stars Leonberg's dog, Indy, as himself
Good_Boy_(2025_Leonberg_film)
2005 studio album by Bright Eyes
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is the sixth studio album by American band Bright Eyes, released on January 25, 2005, by Saddle Creek Records (the same day
I'm_Wide_Awake,_It's_Morning
American football player (born 1996)
(né Smith; born November 22, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the USC Trojans, earning second-team
JuJu_Smith-Schuster
British actress and former model (1911–2004)
(1947) The Clouded Crystal (1948) A Run for Your Money (1949) Encore (1951) Wide Boy (1952) Inspector Morley: Late of Scotland Yard (1952) - (TV Series) - (with
Dorothy_Bramhall
American rapper (born 1981)
"Pitbull speaks about Bad Boy Latino". Bad Boy Forever. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011. "Bad Boy Latino Launches". Billboard
Pitbull_(rapper)
Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
December 1935. "North man dies". Belfast Telegraph. 23 December 1975. "Wide boy Bishop ready to make a lasting impression in green". Irish Independent
Thomas_Dunn_(rugby_union)
Fictional character from EastEnders
BBC has described Mickey as a "lovable character" and "a happy-go-lucky wide boy." They continued, "Mickey is always on the look-out for a scam and a chance
Mickey_Miller
1955 British film directed by Cy Endfield
air as Blake, and Harold Berens introduces a neat and amusing cameo as wide boy Farmer, but it is Mandy as Katie, and Richard O'Sullivan as John, who steal
The_Secret_(1955_film)
British talent agency company
Audrey (31 October 2008). "Profile: Addison Cresswell, He's a cockney wide-boy, not unlike Jonathan, very canny at building a business to represent big
Off_the_Kerb
2014 promotional single by La Roux
the story of a Caribbean wide boy that Jackson has known for many years, whom she describes as the tropical version of Del Boy, a character from the British
Tropical_Chancer
travel, tourism, insurance
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