schoolboyish

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schoolboyish

/ˈskuːl.bɔɪ.ɪʃ/ UK

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From schoolboy + -ish.

adjective more schoolboyish · most schoolboyish

Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour. ‘I know you think it schoolboyish, but there is a man behind me and a man before, I am part of a chain, a link.’

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@misc{schoolboyish_2026,
  title = {schoolboyish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schoolboyish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}