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Etymology

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Frompage +‎boy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pageboy (pluralpageboys)

  1. (now frequently historical) A boy who serves as apage.[from 19th c.]
  2. Ayoungmaleattendant at awedding, generally between five and ten years ofage.[from 20th c.]
  3. A shoulder-lengthhairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under.[from 20th c.]
    • 1987,Joan Didion,Miami, Granta, published2005, page53:
      Their hair was sleek, of a slightly other period, immaculatepage boys and French twists.
    • 2001, Jonathan Franzen,The Corrections:
      She had a white-flecked blackpageboy 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.

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Translations

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boy that is a page
shoulderlength hair
young male attendant at a wedding ceremony
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