boy's own
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Boy's Own Paper.
Example Sentences
- "Isn't the sense of selflessness a bit Boy's Own?"
- "Once upon a time Robert Falcon Scott was the epitome of a Boy's Own hero."
- "As a lifelong Spurs supporter and a regular MOTD viewer, this is Boy’s Own stuff, and it’s a struggle to retain my journalistic cool."
- "However, a lot of women who agree with Class War's aims and principles, think the organisation is too Boy's Own to become involved with."
- "Look at the Boy’s Own shit of Prince Harry as a hero in an imperialist war. We still live in Victorian times. [spoken by Pat Mills]"
Usage
- British usage
- Derogatory