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schoolboyism

schoolboyism noun: schoolboyish attitudes or behaviour.

Noun

schoolboyism (uncountable)

  1. schoolboyish attitudes or behaviour

Origin of schoolboyism

From schoolboy + -ism.

Questions about schoolboyism

What does schoolboyism mean?
Schoolboyism means schoolboyish attitudes or behaviour.
What part of speech is schoolboyism?
Schoolboyism is a noun.

Words near schoolboyism in the dictionary

  1. schoolboydom
  2. schoolboyhood
  3. schoolboyish
  4. schoolboyishly
  5. schoolboyishness
  6. schoolboyism
  7. schoolboys
  8. schoolbus
  9. schoolbuses
  10. schoolcap
  11. schoolchild

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