"wonderboy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wonderboys [plural]
Etymology: From wonder + boy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wonder|boy}} wonder + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} wonderboy (plural wonderboys)
  1. (informal) A male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Children, Male people Related terms: child prodigy
    Sense id: en-wonderboy-en-noun-RGwBsIsP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "ref": "1992, James B Stewart, Den of thieves:",
          "text": "...the wonderboys of Detroit and Wall Street...",
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          "ref": "2004, Joshua Cooper Ramo, No Visible Horizon: Surviving the World's Most Dangerous Sport:",
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        "(informal) A male child prodigy, or (loosely) a talented male of any age."
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