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boylove

boylove noun: paedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to boys.

Noun

boylove (uncountable)

  1. (euphemistic) Paedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to boys.
    • In another offering, Better Life Monthly was advertised as a "paper with articles, photos, poems, etc. relating to the subject of boylove."1977, Sexual Exploitation of Children

Origin of boylove

From boy + love.

Questions about boylove

What does boylove mean?
Boylove means paedophilic, hebephilic, or ephebophilic attraction to boys.
What part of speech is boylove?
Boylove is a noun.

Words near boylove in the dictionary

  1. Boylestone
  2. boylet
  3. boylets
  4. boylike
  5. boyling
  6. boylove
  7. boylover
  8. boylovers
  9. boyloving
  10. Boylston
  11. boyly

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