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BOYISHNESS

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boy⋅ish

  [boi-ish]
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–adjective
of or befitting a boy; engagingly youthful or innocent: a boyish grin.
Origin:
1540–50; boy + -ish 1

Related forms:
boy⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
boy⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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boy·ish   (boi'ĭsh)   
adj.  Characteristic of or befitting a boy: boyish charm.
boy'ish·ly adv., boy'ish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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