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单词 Boy's Own
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Boy's Own

/ˌbɔɪz ˈəʊn/
(also Boys Own)
adjective
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..

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in David Pinner (b. 1940). From the genitive of boy + own, 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.

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