boy scout

Noun

Meaning

a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts

a man who is considered naive

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

scout saint constable patrolman force man blue slip detective samaritan police responsible straight accurate proof
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Antonyms

false unlikely incorrect mistaken unreliable invalid
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Hypernyms

scout innocent inexperienced person

Hyponyms

rover Eagle Scout Cub Scout Sea Scout scouter

Examples

I think that one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty. We encourage you to be neat, obedient, and loyal and faithful and all those Boy Scout words, which would be great around the camp fire, but are lousy in politics. Newt Gingrich

Unfortunately, I'm not a person that's always capable of living up to the Boy Scout philosophy. Stanley Crouch

My brother Jim and I spent many wonderful summers working on dairy farms in Wisconsin owned by Mom's cousins, and as members of our local Boy Scout troop. Peter Agre

I still remember the entire Boy Scout motto. I don't remember the serial number of my gun in the army. I don't remember the number of my locker in school. But I remember that Boy Scout code. Tommy Lasorda

My point is that Boy Scout leaders, YMCA leaders, and others bring them in that direction, and teachers. And if you look over the history of societies, you will find, of course, that some of the highly intelligent people. Richard Nixon

I always wanted to be a boy scout but was too poor. Couldn't do it. Giancarlo Esposito

Close letter words and terms

boy princess boy pussy boy racer boy scout camp Boy Scouting boy scoutish