Boy Scout

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noun
  1. a member of an organization of boys (Boy Scouts ), founded in England in 1908 by Lieutenant General Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, that seeks to develop certain skills in its members, as well as character, self-reliance, and usefulness to others.

  2. (lowercase) a member of any similar society elsewhere.

  1. (lowercase)Sometimes Disparaging. a person whose deeds, obliging personality, idealism, etc., exceed normal expectations.

Origin of Boy Scout

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First recorded in 1905–10

usage note For Boy Scout

Use of boy scout to mean “someone who is obliging and idealistic” usually implies that the person is naive or unworldly.

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British Dictionary definitions for boy scout

boy scout

noun
  1. See Scout

  2. US and Canadian informal an apparently virtuous and innocent person

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