Boy Scout

boy scout boyscout English Alternative forms en boy scout Pronunciation en En-au-Boy Scout.ogg AU Noun Boy Scout A male member of the Scout Movement. en slang A person, especially a politician, who is idealistic and naive. en 2003 Alexander Cockburn; Jeffrey St. Clair Al Gore: a user's manual Verso 233 Gore, of course, has never been a political Boy Scout, least of all when it comes to campaign finance. en 2004 Paul Alexander Man of the People: The Life of John McCain John Wiley and Sons 167 When he arrived in Washington, some people thought of him as a Boy Scout, perhaps because he wore his hair in a crew cut. Usage notes In places where scouting is co-ed, the term Boy Scout is generally not used. The term Scout is used instead. Derived terms en Boy Scouting Translations male member of the Scout Movement Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 童子軍 tóngzǐjūn, cmn 童軍 tóngjūn Estonian: et skaut, et noorkotkas Finnish: fi partiopoika French: fr scout m, fr éclaireur m German: de Boy Scout m Hungarian: hu cserkészfiú Irish: ga gasóg f Japanese: ja ボーイスカウト bōi sukauto, ja スカウト sukauto Korean: ko 보이스카우트, ko 스카우트 Polish: pl skaut m Portuguese: pt escoteiro m Romansh: rm battasenda m Rumantsch Grischun Russian: ru бойска́ут m, ru ска́ут m, ru пионе́р m in the USSR Spanish: es niño explorador m Turkish: tr izci Vietnamese: vi nam thiếu sinh, vi thiếu sinh nam See also en Girl Scout en Scouts en Scout's honor en People Scouting