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Boy Scout (複数形 Boy Scouts)

1. A male member of the Scout Movement.
2. (slang) A person, especially a politician, who is idealistic and naive.
   • 2003 Alexander Cockburn & Jeffrey St. Clair, Al Gore: a user's manual, Verso, p233

     Gore, of course, has never been a political Boy Scout, least of all when it comes to campaign finance.

   • 2004 Paul Alexander, Man of the People: The Life of John McCain, John Wiley and Sons, p167

     When he arrived in Washington, some people thought of him as a Boy Scout, perhaps because he wore his hair in a crew cut.

使用する際の注意点

• In places where scouting is co-ed, the term "Boy Scout" is generally not used. The term "Scout" is used instead.

派生語

• Boy Scouting