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boyitis

noun

Etymology

From boy + -itis.

  1. derived from *bʰā-✻
  2. derived from *bō-✻ — “brother, close male relation”
  3. inherited from *bōjô✻ — “younger brother, young male relation”
  4. inherited from *bōjō✻
  5. inherited from *bōia✻ — “boy”
  6. inherited from boy//boye — “servant, commoner, knave, boy”
  7. suffixed as boyitis — “boy + itis”

Definitions

  1. A tendency of a girl to interact with or think about boys, said as if it were due to a…

    A tendency of a girl to interact with or think about boys, said as if it were due to a disease or affliction.

The neighborhood

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