Whiteboy

/ (ˈwaɪtbɔɪ) /

Irish history a member of a secret society of violent agrarian protest, formed around 1760

Word Origin for Whiteboy

C18: adopted from the earlier use of the phrase as a term of endearment for a boy or man

As there was a strong gate at each side, the place was considered quite able to resist any Whiteboy attack.

Bits of Blarney |R. Shelton Mackenzie
In January 1787 Fitzgibbon introduced a stringent bill for repressing the Whiteboy outrages.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 |Various
In truth, he was a Whiteboy to the backbone, and a traitor to the authorities who employed him.

Bits of Blarney |R. Shelton Mackenzie
In so far as it can be regarded as spontaneous, it was of Whiteboy origin, anti-tithe and anti-rack-rent.

The Framework of Home Rule |Erskine Childers

This was the nearest approach he ever made to an admission that he had been involved in the Whiteboy movements.

Bits of Blarney |R. Shelton Mackenzie