"schoolboy error" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-schoolboy error.ogg Forms: schoolboy errors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} schoolboy error (plural schoolboy errors)
  1. (UK, informal) A fundamental, simple mistake. Tags: UK, informal Synonyms: rookie mistake Translations (simple mistake): aloittelijan virhe (Finnish), erreur du débutant [masculine] (French), erreur de débutant [masculine] (French)

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