boyism en · NOUN
Etymology
From boy + -ism.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) boyhood
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) The nature of a boy; childishness.
a. 1700, John Dryden, Preface to Poems on Various Occasions He had complain'd he was farther off from Possession, by being so near, and a thousand such Boyisms, which Chaucer rejected as below the Dignity of the Subject
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boyisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |