モダンボーイ

noun

modern boy

1920s slang for a young Japanese man who adopted Western fashions, attitudes, and lifestyle, often seen as a counterpart to the 'modern girl' (モダンガール). Dated term, now mainly used in historical or cultural contexts.

See also: モダンガール

• 1920年ねん代だい、東とう京きょうの街まちには多おおくのモダンボーイがいた。

  In the 1920s, there were many modern boys on the streets of Tokyo.

• 彼かれは当とう時じ、モダンボーイと呼よばれる若わか者ものたちの一人ひとりだった。

  He was one of the young men called modern boys at that time.