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The phrase "lover boy" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English, although it is generally considered casual.
You could use it in informal situations, such as in a private letter, or in a humorous context. For example: "My dog Buster may be an old man now, but to me he'll always be my little lover boy."
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lover boy
noun
A male lover, especially a young male.
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"You better run, lover boy.
Valentin's was Amador, Spanish for lover boy.
Oh Lover Boy, bananas all round.
"It's lover boy," he told her.
Mr. Markson, she wrote, was a "stud lover boy".
Karaghala talked of knocking the lover boy off his high horse&left the house.
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I went back to Bethel Hall, and my friend Josh talked me out of going back to fight this Long-Haired Lover-Boy.
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