1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a schoolboy
schoolboy pranks
2
: of, relating to, or being a sport for high school or prep school boys
also
: being one who participates in such sports
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Day to day, he is treated much like a Victorian schoolboy, subject to petty humiliations and punishments.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2020
If only my schoolboy self had had the same experience with Dickens.
—Robert Johnston, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
The initial libel case related to Robinson making false accusations against a Syrian schoolboy who was attacked in an incident shared widely on social media.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Denzel didn’t just laugh at every joke; the sound coming from his mouth was more like a schoolboy’s giggle.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Day to day, he is treated much like a Victorian schoolboy, subject to petty humiliations and punishments.
—Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2020
If only my schoolboy self had had the same experience with Dickens.
—Robert Johnston, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
The initial libel case related to Robinson making false accusations against a Syrian schoolboy who was attacked in an incident shared widely on social media.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Schoolboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolboy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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