pageboy
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: page boy
Alternative forms
- page boy, page-boy
Etymology
Noun
pageboy (plural pageboys)
- (now frequently historical) A boy who serves as a page. [from 19th c.]
- A young male attendant at a wedding, generally between five and ten years of age. [from 20th c.]
- A shoulder-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under. [from 20th c.]
- 1987, Joan Didion, Miami, Granta, published 2005, page 53:
- Their hair was sleek, of a slightly other period, immaculate page boys and French twists.
- 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
- She had a white-flecked black pageboy and rosy cheeks and big blue eyes with which she was staring at Enid unabashedly, in the way of someone very smart or very stupid.
Related terms
Translations
boy that is a page
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shoulderlength hair
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young male attendant at a wedding ceremony
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