boyitis season

9.9

A time when someone is distracted by boys and does not focus on work or study

noun

Slang

: temporada de enamoramiento

It's definitely boyitis season; Emily has been daydreaming about her crush all week.

Examples

Every spring, it feels like boyitis season in our class, and no one pays attention to the lectures.
If you're wondering why the study group is so distracted, just remember it's boyitis season.
It's officially boyitis season for Sarah!
This is a classic boyitis season moment!
Every spring, it feels like boyitis season in our class, and no one pays attention to the lectures.
If you're wondering why the study group is so distracted, just remember it's boyitis season.
It's definitely boyitis season; Emily has been daydreaming about her crush all week.

Surface Forms

boyitis season singular

boyitis seasons plural

Morphology

boyitis + season

The phrase combines 'boy' with the playful suffix '-itis' (a figurative 'condition' or obsession) and 'season' (a period), so its meaning — a period of being infatuated with boys — is inferable from the parts. However, '-itis' used humorously and the slang coinage 'boyitis' may be unfamiliar to an average B1 learner, so the sense is not fully predictable without exposure.

Etymology

Boyitis season comes from a joking image: boyitis looks like a made-up illness because of the ending -itis, and season means a time of year like 'flu season'. So it paints a picture of a time when someone is 'distracted by boys', which is why it means a period when people pay more attention to boys than to other things.