Noun: sandboy 'sand,boy
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- A young male pedlar of sand; used now only to express great happiness in ‘happy as a sandboy’
"He was as happy as a sandboy after winning the lottery"
Derived forms: sandboys
Type of: boy, hawker, male child, peddler [N. Amer], pedlar [Brit, Cdn], pitchman [N. Amer]