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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Chris Lau, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
The air kiss and Trump's schoolboy grin show a glimpse of the sparks still there.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
She was often seen alongside Cheol-su, a cherubic schoolboy with a bowl cut, who, in the disturbing world of the show, is sure to be just as bloodthirsty as his partner.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In September last year, a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy was killed in a second knife attack near another Japanese school in the southern city of Shenzhen.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
The air kiss and Trump's schoolboy grin show a glimpse of the sparks still there.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
She was often seen alongside Cheol-su, a cherubic schoolboy with a bowl cut, who, in the disturbing world of the show, is sure to be just as bloodthirsty as his partner.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Schoolboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolboy. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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