"boy crazy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-boy crazy.wav [US] Forms: more boy crazy [comparative], most boy crazy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} boy crazy (comparative more boy crazy, superlative most boy crazy)
  1. (informal) Having a great romantic or sexual attraction to boys of one's age group. Tags: informal Synonyms: boy-crazy Related terms: girl crazy Translations (preoccupied with pursuing men): pojktokig [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-boy_crazy-en-adj-t86P78YH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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