boyology en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō- Proto-West Germanic *bōjō Old English *bōia Middle English boye English boy English -ology English boyology From boy + -ology.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The examination or study of male adolescence.
For such understanding of boys' problems, he recommends a “boyology” class for business men and fathers so that they can learn to understand more fully their own boys and the boys of other people.
1928, Welfare Magazine, page 1005: