"boy meets girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-boy meets girl.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} boy meets girl (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly attributive) A romantic story in which a boy gets to know a girl and begins to love her. Tags: attributive, uncountable Synonyms: boy-meets-girl Translations (A boy meets a girl): ボーイ・ミーツ・ガール (bōi mītsu gāru) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-boy_meets_girl-en-noun-a3EeSFaz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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