Cub Scout

noun

: a member of the scouting program of the Boy Scouts for boys in the first through fifth grades in school

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His first exposure to crime and punishment was a Cub Scout trip to the Temple jail. Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 At the Cub Scout level, packs are co-ed, but at the Scouts BSA level, troops are separated by gender. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2021 Learn more about Cub Scout Pack 734 at www.pack734.org. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 On Sunday, the Cub Scout Pack 627 of Gurnee Pinewood Derby featured handmade cars crafted by most of the pack’s 40 Scouts, with the event held in the gym at Woodland Elementary School in Gages Lake. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Cub Scout

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Cub Scout was in 1924

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“Cub Scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cub%20Scout. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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Cub Scout

noun
: a member of the Boy Scouts of America program for boys in the first through fifth grades in school
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