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choirboys

choirboys is the plural of choirboy.

Meaning of choirboy

Noun

choirboy (plural choirboys)

  1. A boy chorister.
  2. (figuratively) A piously innocent person.
    • Kordic is no choirboy. The tribunal has accused him of crimes against humanity for helping to orchestrate a massive campaign of persecution against Muslims in the Lasva valley in central Bosnia.2004, Pierre Hazan, Justice in a Time of War, page 108

Questions about choirboys

What is choirboys the plural of?
Choirboys is the plural of choirboy.

Words near choirboys in the dictionary

  1. choir stalls
  2. choirbook
  3. choirbooks
  4. choirboy
  5. choirboyish
  6. choirboys
  7. choirchild
  8. choirchildren
  9. choired
  10. choirgirl
  11. choirgirls

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