II10a

Asking directions of somebody on the street when you don’t know his name—what you’d say to a boy: “Say, ________, where’s the post office?”

SON 267
SONNY 233
YOUNG MAN 120
BUDDY 117
BOY 110
KID 69
FELLA 47
YOUNG FELLA 43
BUD 37
NR 30
LAD 23
LITTLE BOY 12
FELLOW 9
MAN 8
MISTER 6
YOUNG FELLER 6
YOUNG FELLOW 6
BUB 5
FRIEND 5
PARDON ME 5
SONNY BOY 5
BROTHER 4
HEY YOU 4
SIR 4
YOUNGSTER 4
BUSTER 3
EXCUSE ME 3
JOHN 3
JOHNNY 3
KIDDO 3
LADDIE 3
MY FRIEND 3
PAL 3
SPORT 3
CHARLEY 2
FELLER 2
HEY 2
HEY BOY 2
HONEY 2
JOE 2
LITTLE FELLA 2
MAC 2
PARDNER 2
SHORTY 2
YOU 2
BILL 1
BO 1
BOOT-LICKER 1
BUBBA 1
BUBBY 1
BUNK 1
BUTCH 1
CAT 1
CHAP 1
CHUM 1
DUDE 1
“EH, BRUDDA” 1
GUY 1
HEY BUDDY 1
HEY FELLA 1
HEY LADDIE 1
HEY THERE 1
HI BOY 1
HI THERE 1
HON 1
HOT SHOT 1
JACK 1
LITTLE FELLER 1
LITTLE FELLOW 1
LITTLE FRIEND 1
LITTLE MAN 1
MATE 1
MY LAD 1
NO FORM OF ADDRESS 1
OLD BOY 1
PARD 1
PARDON ME BUT 1
SPROUT 1
SWEETIE 1
THERE 1
TOM 1
WHIPPERSNAPPER 1
YOU BROTHER 1
YOU THERE 1
YOU YOUNGSTER 1
YOUNG BOY 1
YOUNG GUFFER 1
YOUNG SPROUT 1
YOUNG TROUPER 1

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