snowboy
snowboy noun: a visual representation of a boy made from snow; a childlike snowman.
Noun
snowboy (plural snowboys)
- A visual representation of a boy made from snow; a childlike snowman.
- The snowman looked a little anxious, Jimmieboy thought, but he supposed this was because the littlest snow[-]boy had overheated himself at his play and had come in minus two fingers and an ear.1893, John Kendrick Bangs, “Jimmieboy’s Snowman”, in Half-Hours with Jimmieboy, New York, N.Y.: R. H. Russell & Son, page 82
- He made a little snowboy.1977, Donna Lugg Pape, Snowman for Sale, Champaign, Ill.: Garrard Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 11
Examples of snowboy in a sentence
- Danny’s snowboy sported a pair of earmuffs that she thought had been permanently lost.2008, Roxann Delaney, Family by Design, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 144:
- The snowboy’s arms were twigs, and to keep his head warm, Junior made a sailor’s hat from a piece of newspaper.2011, Katia Lief, Soul Catcher, →ISBN:
Forms of snowboy
| plural | snowboys |
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Origin of snowboy
From snow + boy.
Questions about snowboy
- What does snowboy mean?
- Snowboy means a visual representation of a boy made from snow; a childlike snowman.
- How do you use snowboy in a sentence?
- Danny’s snowboy sported a pair of earmuffs that she thought had been permanently lost.
- What part of speech is snowboy?
- Snowboy is a noun.
- What is the plural of snowboy?
- The plural of snowboy is snowboys.
Words near snowboy in the dictionary
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