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- adjective informal Characteristic of
stereotypical boys .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Last Friday the Guardian newspaper commentedon the "boysy" aspect of the Carnegie shortlist.
Chicken Spaghetti: 2009
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Last Friday the Guardian newspaper commentedon the "boysy" aspect of the Carnegie shortlist.
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I think for a long time there weren't too many "boysy" books around and what I've done is tap into those good old-fashioned adventure stories that used to be so popular.
MI6 :: 007 News 2009
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Is it a bit off of us to be amazed that such a hottie can be so, well, boysy?
Orianthi (No 818) 2010
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Over on Radio 4, Alan Johnson was also getting v boysy, running around with the Merseybeats, in the first of a series of 15-minute programmes about how Johnson is a failed rock star.
Men's Hour; Chart the Week; Alan Johnson: Failed Rock Star; Do Pirates Rule the Airwaves? 2010
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Hill wanted to channel Chung's low-key, deshabillé, coolest-girl-in-sixth-form sensibility; and also the boysy, briefcase-y spirit of the Elkington.
Money bags: the story behind Mulberry's Alexa Polly Vernon 2010
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It's not just that the premise that ladies exert themselves little during sex is a bit boysy and grating "I thought it would be classier than this didn't you?" he acknowledged it's more that the routine, that climaxes with a close-up of his sex face, contrasts poorly against his other material.
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Ignoring the boysy banter, beautiful Angel Coulby - a Guinevere who is all smile and freckle and luxuriant curl - is deeply absorbed in a thriller, her train-ticket bookmark clutched in her right hand as she scans the text.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Will Storr 2011
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Ignoring the boysy banter, beautiful Angel Coulby - a Guinevere who is all smile and freckle and luxuriant curl - is deeply absorbed in a thriller, her train-ticket bookmark clutched in her right hand as she scans the text.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Will Storr 2011
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I loved that band: much less boysy than the Jam, all summer joy, camp promos and Euro-fop fashion.
Culture | guardian.co.uk Miranda Sawyer 2010
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