"boyfriendish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more boyfriendish [comparative], most boyfriendish [superlative]
Etymology: From boyfriend + -ish. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|boyfriend|-ish}} boyfriend + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} boyfriendish (comparative more boyfriendish, superlative most boyfriendish)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a boyfriend. Tags: informal Synonyms: boyfriend-ish Coordinate_terms: girlfriendish
    Sense id: en-boyfriendish-en-adj-LnWlxcUR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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          "ref": "2007, Lisa Yee, Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time (The Millicent Min Trilogy, Book 2)",
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