schoolboy
Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unawareCharacteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.
» The schoolboys teased each other endlessly.
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1 senses(figuratively, not comparable)Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.
Examples
17 sentencesThe schoolboys teased each other endlessly.
A fight broke out between two schoolboys.
deEs kam zwischen den beiden Schuljungen zum Kampf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Today schoolboys are more naughty than earlier.
ruСегодня школьники более непослушные, чем раньше. — alik_farber
Tom was as excited as a schoolboy.
The last time I saw Tom, he was still a schoolboy.
deAls ich Tom das letztemal sah, war er noch Schüler. — Waldelfe
Origin
From school + boy.From school + boy.
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Word family
1 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.