Where did that phrase come from? Boys toys, toys for boys etc. The time was| Time Was when you could bet your last pound that the car with wide wheels, noisy exhaust, flared arches, and an engine screaming 'change gear NOW NOW NOW! ' would be driven by a boy. These days it is as likely to be a young lady (another word where the meaning has changed dramatically). Boys toys has come to mean anything that makes boys happy that they can buy, swap share look at play with admire show off etc. This ...