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boysober

boysober adjective: abstaining from dating and relationships with men.

Adjective

boysober (not comparable)

  1. (informal, neologism) Abstaining from dating and relationships with men.
    • Ms. Woodard said that, growing up in the South, she was raised to please others. Now, she said, she sometimes struggles with knowing what she wants. At its core, her "boysober" year is about learning how to say no.2024 February 3, Marisa Charpentier, “'Boysober' Is Celibacy With a Rebrand”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2024
    • Founder and a relationship expert at The Matchmaker UK, Lara Besbrode believes women choosing the "boysober" lifestyle is a decision "rooted in a desire for self-sufficiency and personal empowerment."2024 March 9, Sinead Butler, “Relationship experts weigh in on 'difficult' new 'Boysober' dating trend”, in Indy100, archived from the original on 17 May 2024

Origin of boysober

Compound of boy + sober. Popularized by comedian Hope Woodard in 2024.

Questions about boysober

What does boysober mean?
Boysober means abstaining from dating and relationships with men.
What part of speech is boysober?
Boysober is an adjective.

Words near boysober in the dictionary

  1. boyships
  2. boyshort
  3. boyshorts
  4. boyslash
  5. boysmell
  6. boysober
  7. boysterous
  8. Boystown
  9. boystrous
  10. Boysverse
  11. boyswear

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