boy wonder
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boy wonder — n a young man who is very successful ▪ Robson, the boy wonder of the department … Dictionary of contemporary English
boy wonder — noun count a boy or young man who is very intelligent, skillful, or successful. This word often shows that you dislike people like this … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Boy wonder — moved Boy Wonder to Boy wonder:/:Boy Wonder is is similar to a child prodigy and refers to a male who achieves success at an early age. They are often considered precocious youth. The phrase is sometimes a pejorative for a vain, pampered child.… … Wikipedia
Boy Wonder — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Wonder (homonymie). Boy Wonder, de son vrai nom Manuel Alenjandro Ruiz, est un musicien et producteur de cinéma d ascendance dominicaine et portoricaine. Boy Wonder commence une carrière dans la production de hip … Wikipédia en Français
boy wonder — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms boy wonder : singular boy wonder plural boy wonders showing disapproval a boy or young man who is very clever, skilful, or successful … English dictionary
boy wonder — noun an extremely talented young male person • Hypernyms: ↑prodigy, ↑male, ↑male person * * * ˌboy ˈwonder 7 [boy wonder] noun ( … Useful english dictionary
boy wonder — noun (C) a young man who is very successful: Robson, the boy wonder of the department … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boy wonder — boy′ won′der n. cvb a young man whose skills or accomplishments are precocious • Etymology: 1960–65; perh. fashioned on G Wunderkind … From formal English to slang
Boy Wonder (novel) — Infobox Book name = Boy Wonder title orig = translator = image caption = The first paperback edition of Boy Wonder author = James Robert Baker cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Satire, Transgressional… … Wikipedia
boy wonder — a young man whose skills or accomplishments are precocious. [1960 65; perh. fashioned on G Wunderkind] * * * … Universalium
