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- noun informal A
male child prodigy , or (loosely) a talented male of any age.
Etymologies
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Examples
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She was constantly thinking of her "wonderboy" husband.
The Hollywood Gossip 2009
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A year ago, the devious show choir wonderboy made Rachel swoon to Lionel Richie's tender come-on "Hello," but since then he broke her heart, and deprived New Directions of a victory — so only Adele's pissed-off, breakup-mourning duet would do.
Glee's Jonathan Groff on Jesse St. James' "Rock Scream," Shrugging Off Newsweek 2011
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"He's the new wonderboy the sport's been looking for," said Higgins in advance of what he expected to be "as hard a final as any I've ever played".
Judd Trump has overnight lead over John Higgins in World Championship 2011
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Hey wonderboy you lame ass little votes are disappearing again.
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I'm tempted to call Gerald Clayton the fair-haired wonderboy of the piano for the new decade, except that his medusa-like dreadlocks are anything but "fair."
Friends, Sisters, Countrymen Will Friedwald 2011
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All of India was focused on this indefatigable wonderboy.
Linda Hassler: In HBO's Marathon Boy, An Indian Slum Boy Runs For His Life Linda Hassler 2011
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News/radio host/wonderboy Ryan Seacrest was bit by a shark over the weekend.
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Sharpton made a name as a wonderboy preacher in Holiness churches from the age of four in first grade, he actually signed his name “Reverend Al Sharpton”.
FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER MATT LABASH 2010
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The biggest gainer in the pack of richest U.S. techies was the wonderboy Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old founder of social network Facebook.
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As Tim Fernholz points out at TAPPED, GOP wonderboy Representative Paul Ryan is singing the same tune.
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