college boy
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- noun
- /ˈkɑlɪdʒ bɔɪ/
- Informal
:
estudiante universitario
- The college boy spent his summer volunteering at a local charity.
- Hey, college boy
- college boys with beer
- smart college boys
Examples
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As a college boy, he juggled studies, a part-time job, and social life.
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The professor invited the college boy to present his research findings in class.
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And for one thing, college boys are looking pretty good right now.
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Are you a college boy?
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How about that, college boy?
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And the college boy says, "I think it's time I got in this."
Fiction book (1992) -
We were college boys; he had to work for a living.
Fiction book (2000) -
So what's new, college boy?
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Yeah, college boy, what don't we know?
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For a college boy, he weren't too bright.
Synonyms
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A man who is or was a student at a college
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A person who is or was a student at a college
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A person who learns at a college or university
How Educated
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a male student at a college' is directly derivable from combining 'college' (an institution of higher education) and 'boy' (a male person). This noun+noun composition is a straightforward, compositional pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
College boy is simply the two words college and boy put together to give a clear picture: a young man who goes to college. So, it means 'a male student or former student at a college or university'.