Bouleur, m., bouleuse, f. (theatrical), actor or actress who takes the part of absentees in the performance.
Bouleux, m. (popular), skittle player.
Boulevarder, to be a frequenter of the Boulevards.
Boulevardier, m., one who frequents the Boulevards; journalist who is a frequenter of the Boulevard cafés. Esprit ——, kind of wit peculiar to the Boulevardiers.
Boulevardière, f. (familiar), prostitute of a better class who walks the Boulevards.
Depuis cinq heures du soir la Boulevardière va du grand Hôtel à Brébant avec la régularité implacable d’un balancier de pendule.—Paul Mahalin.
Boulin, m. (thieves’), hole. Caler des boulins aux lourdes, to bore holes in the doors.
Bouline, f. (swindlers’), collection of money, “break,” or “lead.”
Bouliner (thieves’), to bore holes in a wall or shutters; to steal by means of the above process.
Boulinguer (thieves’), to tear; to conduct an affair; to manage. Se ——, to know how to conduct oneself; to behave.