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The phrase "best boy" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used as a colloquial term, particularly in film and television production, to refer to the person in charge of the electrical department. Example: "I need to talk to the best boy about adjusting the lighting in this scene."
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best boy
noun
The first assistant to either the key grip (in charge of camera placement and movement) or the gaffer (in charge of lighting and electrics).
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Best Boy: Not "Best Best Boy" (the "best boy" on a movie being the second-in-command in the electrical and grip departments) but best young male actor, and it's a tight contest, between Jared Gilman, of "Moonrise Kingdom," and Jules Brown, of "Red Hook Summer".
Best boy.
Everyone in the crew will call the best boy "sir".
"I thought he was the best boy," the grandmother said.
Men against boys, transcended by the best boy in the game.
Even when the best boy is a woman, the title does not change.
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No Hollywood gear, no key grips or best boys.
"These boys are going to be around for years and I've got the best boys," said Majeed.
Maybe we, quite simply, are not sending our best boys out on the job.
Two of the best boys were only 16, but were already wearing electronic tags.
There are best boys in other departments too, and every one of them is simply somebody's assistant.
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