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View synonyms for Boy Scout

Boy Scout

noun

  1. a member of an organization of boys BoyScouts, founded in England in 1908 by Lieutenant General Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, that seeks to develop certain skills in its members, as well as character, self-reliance, and usefulness to others.
  2. (lowercase) a member of any similar society elsewhere.
  3. (lowercase) Sometimes Disparaging. a person whose deeds, obliging personality, idealism, etc., exceed normal expectations.


boy scout

noun

  1. See Scout
  2. informal.
    an apparently virtuous and innocent person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Sensitive Note

Use of boy scout to mean “someone who is obliging and idealistic” usually implies that the person is naive or unworldly.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Boy Scout1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

The Boy Scout that a people thought they knew does not exist.

Outside, Matt Schultz supporters in Boy Scout uniforms made pancakes and handed out cups of Tang.

Think Gogol's "Ukrainian Tales" redone by a Boy Scout who doesn't believe in magic.

Bob is 15 years old, and the only openly gay Scout in a Boy Scout troop.

This Tennessee bill, coupled with the recent Boy Scout debate seem to be part of a disturbing trend.

"He'll understand that if he's up on Boy Scout literature," suggested Sandy.

I guess this Boy Scout training is pretty poor, ain't it, eh?

"It means a Boy Scout signal for assistance," replied Tommy.

"I'm not kicking at the discovery of a Boy Scout," laughed Will.

Many formidable obstacles lie in our path, we know, but we are comforted by the thought that the Boy Scout isn't one of them.

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