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magical boy

magical boy noun: a stock character in Japanese anime and manga, a young boy with superhuman abilities who must fight evil.

Noun

magical boy (plural magical boys)

  1. A stock character in Japanese anime and manga, a young boy with superhuman abilities who must fight evil.

Forms of magical boy

pluralmagical boys

Origin of magical boy

Calque of Japanese 魔法少年 (まほうしょうねん, mahō shōnen). Gender inversion of magical girl.

Questions about magical boy

What does magical boy mean?
Magical boy means a stock character in Japanese anime and manga, a young boy with superhuman abilities who must fight evil.
What part of speech is magical boy?
Magical boy is a noun.
What is the plural of magical boy?
The plural of magical boy is magical boys.

Words near magical boy in the dictionary

  1. magic wands
  2. magic word
  3. magic words
  4. magic-like
  5. magical
  6. magical boy
  7. magical boys
  8. magical feminism
  9. magical girl
  10. magical girls
  11. magical negro

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