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schoolboy error

schoolboy error noun: a fundamental, simple mistake.

Noun

schoolboy error (plural schoolboy errors)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) A fundamental, simple mistake.
    Synonyms:
    rookie mistake

Synonyms of schoolboy error

  • rookie mistake

Forms of schoolboy error

pluralschoolboy errors

Questions about schoolboy error

What does schoolboy error mean?
Schoolboy error means a fundamental, simple mistake.
What part of speech is schoolboy error?
Schoolboy error is a noun.
What is the plural of schoolboy error?
The plural of schoolboy error is schoolboy errors.

Words near schoolboy error in the dictionary

  1. schoolboards
  2. schoolbook
  3. schoolbookish
  4. schoolbooks
  5. schoolboy
  6. schoolboy error
  7. schoolboy errors
  8. schoolboy knot
  9. schoolboy knots
  10. schoolboydom
  11. schoolboyhood

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