boysmell
Syllables: boy·smell/ˈbɔɪˌsmɛl/
boysmell noun: a boy or man's body odour, often regarded as attractive.
Noun
boysmell (uncountable)
- A boy or man's body odour, often regarded as attractive.
- The smell of sweat and riverwater and the warm boysmell of Alec's hair and shoulders made her dizzy.1930, John Dos Passos, The 42nd Parallel (U.S.A.), New York, N.Y.: Modern Library, published 1937, →OCLC, page 143
- You rub your eyes, yawning, then open the backseat door and gently shake your boy awake. You pick him up, enjoying as always the clean boysmell of his hair. Still half asleep, he wraps his arms around your neck.1979, Chuck Kinder, The Silver Ghost, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, →ISBN, page 38
Origin of boysmell
Compound of boy + smell. Popularized as an Internet meme by a post on 4chan, published 19 December 2020 and widely shared on social media.
Questions about boysmell
- What does boysmell mean?
- Boysmell means a boy or man's body odour, often regarded as attractive.
- What part of speech is boysmell?
- Boysmell is a noun.
- How do you pronounce boysmell?
- Boysmell is pronounced /ˈbɔɪˌsmɛl/.
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