Schoolboy

//ˈskulˌbɔɪ// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A boy attending school.
  2. 2
    a boy attending school wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware. idiomatic, not-comparable

Synonyms

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boybubbubbabuckbudbuddy

Example

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"It's an anime about a normal Japanese schoolboy who married his alien teacher. Things like this happen in Japan."

Etymology

From school + boy.

Related phrases

schoolboy errorschoolboy knot

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