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Boy scout   /bɔɪ skaʊt/   Listen
Boy scout

noun
1.
A boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts.
2.
A man who is considered naive.



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"Boy scout" Quotes from Famous Books



... him," said Lady Beach-Mandarin. "I know. He seemed all over the place. Like a Boy Scout. Didn't you see him ...
— The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman • H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

... eye. It told of the wonderful boys' club that was being erected in Blank Street, by an unknown philanthropist. The building was six stories in height, covering half a block, and was to contain a large gymnasium, a marble swimming pool, an auditorium, school-rooms, drill hall for the Boy Scout organization, clubrooms, billiard and pool tables, and sleeping quarters for a small army. The story was written in the form of an interview with the representative of the philanthropist, a Mr. John V. Gillespie, who was seeing personally to every detail ...
— Paradise Garden - The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment • George Gibbs

... workers in the 4-H clubs. They return to the hillside farm to show their mothers how best to can fruit. The boys have learned how to improve and conserve the soil, how to save forests. The consolidated school has taught mountain children to mix with others. They have Girl Scout groups and Boy Scout groups; they learn self-government ...
— Blue Ridge Country • Jean Thomas



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