Associations to the word «Schoolboy»

Wiktionary

SCHOOLBOY, adjective. Characteristic of a schoolboy, especially being cheeky, clumsy and socially unaware.
SCHOOLBOY, noun. A boy attending school.
SCHOOLBOY ERROR, noun. (idiomatic) A fundamental, simple mistake.
SCHOOLBOY ERRORS, noun. Plural of schoolboy error

Dictionary definition

SCHOOLBOY, noun. A boy attending school.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats