Boy's Ownadj.

Brit.

/ˌbɔɪz ˈəʊn/, U.S.

/ˌbɔɪz ˈoʊn/

Forms: 1900s– Boy's Own, 1900s– Boys Own. Also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, own adj.

Etymology: < the genitive of boy n.¹ + own adj., after the name of The Boy's Own Paper, a weekly publication aimed at young and teenage boys which frequently featured stories of adventure and daring, published from 1879 to 1967.

Resembling or evocative of a children's adventure story; characterized by daring and heroism; exciting.Sometimes also with the implication of implausibility or simplistic naivety.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [adjective]

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awakening1694

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upstirring1751

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arousing1841

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stir-up1890

large1895

thrilly1896

high voltage1909

voltaic1920

sizzly1936

Boy's Own1967

hot shit1967

crunk1995

the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [adjective]

keenc897

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racy1901

have-a-go1953

philobatic1955

Boy's Own1967

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > other fictional narrative > [adjective] > other specific types of fictional story

metamorphosic1782

locked-room1919

sealed room1939

suspense1952

procedural1956

Boy's Own1967

1967 D. Pinner Ritual x. 103 Evil, Inspector? This is Boy's Own stuff, really!

1974 Times 2 Dec. 9/4 Stoke City's turn at the top this week is something of a Boy's Own story for their manager.

1991 Independent (Nexis) 20 Apr. 29 It is a novel about war, which yokes together Boy's Own derring-do and a prose style of grace and heft.

2001 Sight & Sound Sept. 58/2 Spottiswoode's adaptation of Christopher Robbin's novel is pitched somewhere between anarchic comedy and boy's own action adventure.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boys own
释义	Boy's Ownadj. Brit. /ˌbɔɪz ˈəʊn/, U.S. /ˌbɔɪz ˈoʊn/ Forms: 1900s– Boy's Own, 1900s– Boys Own. Also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, own adj. Etymology: < the genitive of boy n.¹ + own adj., after the name of The Boy's Own Paper, a weekly publication aimed at young and teenage boys which frequently featured stories of adventure and daring, published from 1879 to 1967. Resembling or evocative of a children's adventure story; characterized by daring and heroism; exciting.Sometimes also with the implication of implausibility or simplistic naivety. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > exciting > [adjective] stirring1421 excitative1490 rousing1576 animating1595 excitant1608 exciteful?1615 spirit-stirringa1616 spiritous1624 excitatinga1643 exagitating1646 fermentive1656 awakening1694 electrifying1746 upstirring1751 electrical1760 thrilling1768 excitive1774 proceleusmatic1775 electric1789 inspiriting1796 fermentitious1807 exciting1811 red-hot1835 hair-raising1838 suscitating1840 arousing1841 sizzling1845 zesty1853 excitory1861 throbbing1864 buzzing1882 ding-dong1887 thrillful1887 stir-up1890 large1895 thrilly1896 high voltage1909 voltaic1920 sizzly1936 Boy's Own1967 hot shit1967 crunk1995 the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [adjective] keenc897 dearOE bolda1000 hardyc1225 yepec1275 crousea1400 jeopardousa1513 audacious1550 facing1564 venturous1565 daring1582 daring-hardy1597 audaculous1603 dareful1614 adventuresome1628 outdacious1742 risky1826 plucky1835 plucked1846 racy1901 have-a-go1953 philobatic1955 Boy's Own1967 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > other fictional narrative > [adjective] > other specific types of fictional story metamorphosic1782 locked-room1919 sealed room1939 suspense1952 procedural1956 Boy's Own1967 1967 D. Pinner Ritual x. 103 Evil, Inspector? This is Boy's Own stuff, really! 1974 Times 2 Dec. 9/4 Stoke City's turn at the top this week is something of a Boy's Own story for their manager. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 20 Apr. 29 It is a novel about war, which yokes together Boy's Own derring-do and a prose style of grace and heft. 2001 Sight & Sound Sept. 58/2 Spottiswoode's adaptation of Christopher Robbin's novel is pitched somewhere between anarchic comedy and boy's own action adventure. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1967
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