Boy's Own

English

Boy 's Own (not comparable)

(UK) unbelievable or larger than life.
- 2001 April 23, Simon Hattenstone, “In love and war”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:
  Isn't the sense of selflessness a bit Boy's Own?
- 2008 January 4, Finlo Rohrer, “What makes a modern hero?”, in BBC‎^[2]:
  Once upon a time Robert Falcon Scott was the epitome of a Boy's Own hero.
- 2011 February 7, Theo Hooper, “Gary Lineker: "Players are role models whether they like it or not"”, in Big Issue‎^[3]:
  As a lifelong Spurs supporter and a regular MOTD viewer, this is Boy’s Own stuff, and it’s a struggle to retain my journalistic cool.
(UK, derogatory) chauvinistic; out of date.
- 1997, Alice Nutter, “Make Your Own Tea: Women’s Realm and Other Recipes and Patterns”, in Class War, number 73:
  However, a lot of women who agree with Class War's aims and principles, think the organisation is too Boy's Own to become involved with.
- 2013 January 20, Steve Earles, “Veterans Of The Trenches: A Look Back At Battle Comic”, in The Quietus‎^[4]:
  Look at the Boy’s Own shit of Prince Harry as a hero in an imperialist war. We still live in Victorian times. [spoken by Pat Mills]