Orwn, when I first read "boyf" I filled it out as "boyfull," on the model of "joyful." I see now that it ought to be "boyfriend." So yes, John rhymed short forms when the full forms wouldn't rhyme, but I didn't catch that right off: joyful, boyfriend, bubbly, hubby, hassle, bastard. (Bubbly and hubby are perilously close, though.)
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