Among ranchers, the term "proud boys" means a gelding that thinks he still has balls.

[HUAJIAO]

Proud Boys dancing to VILLAGE PEOPLE'S YMCA at today's protest in Columbus, OH.

Link to tweet

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[cilla4progress]

1. Actually

it's proud cut..

But - unnecessary detail. 🤣

[HUAJIAO]

2. lol!!!

[cilla4progress]

3. It's when they castrate a stallion - "geld" him -

and they don't do the job completely so he still has studiness. 😀

[Whatthe_Firetruck]

8. Actually, it's when they...

... Cut him after he's reached sexual maturity, where his behavior is fixed to be that of an intact male. If they geld him when he's still a colt, he'd be more tractable.

[IronLionZion]

4. Someone tell this boys that there are parades in their honor each June

Pride Parades

[Martin68]

5. I've heard that usage but had forgotten it. Perfectly apt.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Hey guess what, they don't care. They're still a problem.

[Ford_Prefect]

7. No doubt its a variation of All Hat, No Cattle ...

[pnwmom]

9. What protest was this? The Village People's YMCA used to be considered a "gay anthem"

and some gay men also identified as Proud Boys.

https://mashable.com/article/gay-reclaiming-proud-boys-hashtag-twitter

[paleotn]

10. Low self esteem. Few marketable skills. Slept thru High School.

Amounted to little. We all knew those who were "proud boy" material. And years later whenever we heard something about them that was either criminal or completely idiotic, we were not surprised.