Boy's Own
English
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- (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?
- (UK, derogatory) chauvinistic; out of date.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]