boy scout
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Boy Scout¹
noun Boy Scouts · boy scout
- A male member of the Scout Movement.
- A person, especially a politician, who is idealistic and naive. Gore, of course, has never been a political Boy Scout, least of all when it comes to campaign finance.
boy scout²
noun boy scouts · Boy Scout · boyscout
- A male member of the Scout Movement.
- A man adhering to the values of honesty and idealism, and possibly somewhat naive or unworldly. An independently rich 52-year-old, he is very much a political boy scout, and has flailed the state Republican party as a cloistered "country club".
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noun male member of the Scout Movement
| Español | niño explorador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보이스카우트 boiseukauteu, 스카우트 seukauteu |
| 日本語 | ボーイスカウト bōi sukauto, スカウト sukauto |
| 中文 | 童子軍 /童子军 tóngzǐjūn, 童軍 /童军 tóngjūn |
| Português | escoteiro |
| Français | scout, éclaireur |
| Deutsch | Boy Scout |
| Русский | бойска́ут bojskáut, ска́ут skáut, пионе́р pionér |
| Tiếng Việt | nam thiếu sinh, thiếu sinh nam |
noun male member of the Scout Movement
| 中文 | 童軍 /童军 tóngjūn, 男童軍 /男童军 nán tóngjūn |
|---|---|
| Français | scout |
| Deutsch | Pfadfinder |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσκοπος próskopos |
Talk about this word "boy scout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boy%20scout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boy scout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boy%20scout "boy scout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boy%20scout.
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@misc{boy_scout_2026,
title = {boy scout},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boy%20scout},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
