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boyloving

boyloving noun: paedophilic or hebephilic love towards boys.

Noun

boyloving (uncountable)

  1. Paedophilic or hebephilic love towards boys.
    • Boy love was a common and accepted practice throughout much of Roman history, especially amongst the aristocracy. However, it was still "not done" to talk about boyloving in public in Rome, even though many Emperors (and, earlier, Kings) indulged in more than their share of it - including Gaius...1997, falcor14, “NAMBLA”, in sci.psychology.psychotherapy (Usenet)

Origin of boyloving

From boy + loving; compare boylove, boylover.

Questions about boyloving

What does boyloving mean?
Boyloving means paedophilic or hebephilic love towards boys.
What part of speech is boyloving?
Boyloving is a noun.

Words near boyloving in the dictionary

  1. boylike
  2. boyling
  3. boylove
  4. boylover
  5. boylovers
  6. boyloving
  7. Boylston
  8. boyly
  9. boymilk
  10. boymode
  11. boymoded

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