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boyfriendhood

boyfriendhood noun: the state, quality, or condition of a boyfriend.

Noun

boyfriendhood (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of a boyfriend.
    • This made me think how glad I was that I was free from the responsibilities of fatherhood; for the moment even free from the responsibilities of boyfriendhood.2002, Mark Barrowcliffe, Girlfriend 44 - Page 11
    • During dinner Flynn had listened to me prattle on about Brian and the joys of new boyfriendhood and he'd smiled and nodded and mmmhmmmed in the appropriate places, but he hadn't asked sexually inappropriate questions or squealed with delight or uttered the word mama—in short, he was very...2010, Michael Salvatore, Between Boyfriends - Page 124

Origin of boyfriendhood

From boyfriend + -hood.

Questions about boyfriendhood

What does boyfriendhood mean?
Boyfriendhood means the state, quality, or condition of a boyfriend.
What part of speech is boyfriendhood?
Boyfriendhood is a noun.

Words near boyfriendhood in the dictionary

  1. boyfriend jeans
  2. boyfriend loophole
  3. boyfriend-ish
  4. boyfriendable
  5. boyfriended
  6. boyfriendhood
  7. boyfriending
  8. boyfriendish
  9. boyfriendless
  10. boyfriendlessness
  11. boyfriendo

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