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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Junko Ogura, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
In a hilly community in Antipolo east of Manila, three people were killed, including two schoolboys and a 27-year-old pregnant woman, when a landslide hit two houses, according to Relly Bernardo, the city's disaster management chief.
—Neil Jerome Morales and Adrian Portugal, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
An ‘average’ schoolboy William Laws Calley Jr., the second of four siblings and the only son, was born in Miami on June 8, 1943.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Celebrate Baltimore Pride, be moved by a schoolboy’s dream, honor a naval tradition, check out great coin collections and rock out at an alternative rock concert.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
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Noun
Hong Kong/Tokyo CNN — Japan’s prime minister has demanded an explanation from Beijing over the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy in the second knife attack on Japanese children in China in recent months.
—Junko Ogura, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
In a hilly community in Antipolo east of Manila, three people were killed, including two schoolboys and a 27-year-old pregnant woman, when a landslide hit two houses, according to Relly Bernardo, the city's disaster management chief.
—Neil Jerome Morales and Adrian Portugal, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
An ‘average’ schoolboy William Laws Calley Jr., the second of four siblings and the only son, was born in Miami on June 8, 1943.
—Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Celebrate Baltimore Pride, be moved by a schoolboy’s dream, honor a naval tradition, check out great coin collections and rock out at an alternative rock concert.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
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“Schoolboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolboy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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