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schoolboy errors

schoolboy errors is the plural of schoolboy error.

Meaning of schoolboy error

Noun

schoolboy error (plural schoolboy errors)

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

Questions about schoolboy errors

What is schoolboy errors the plural of?
Schoolboy errors is the plural of schoolboy error.

Words near schoolboy errors in the dictionary

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

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