noun
pageboy
Pageboy (noun) means a boy who works as an attendant, or page, to someone important.
noun
1
A boy who works as an attendant, or page, to someone important.
2
A young boy, usually aged five to ten, who helps out at a wedding.
3
A hairstyle reaching the shoulders, with the ends curled inward.
"She had a white-flecked black pageboy and rosy cheeks and big blue eyes with which she was staring at Enid unabashedly, in the way of someone very smart or very stupid."
— Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections (2001)
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Etymology
Formed from page and boy.
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What is the meaning of pageboy?
"pageboy" (noun) means a boy who works as an attendant, or page, to someone important.
What is another word for pageboy?
Other words for "pageboy" include page.
What are the different meanings of pageboy?
"pageboy" has 3 main meanings: 1. A boy who works as an attendant, or page, to someone important; 2. A young boy, usually aged five to ten, who helps out at a wedding; 3. A hairstyle reaching the shoulders, with the ends curled inward.
