Boy's Own

English Proper noun en historical The Boy's Own Paper. Adjective - en UK unbelievable or larger than life. en https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/apr/23/fiction.socialsciences The Guardian Isn't the sense of selflessness a bit Boy's Own? In love and war 2001-04-23 Simon Hattenstone https://web.archive.org/web/20261013062156/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/apr/23/fiction.socialsciences 13 October 2026 en http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7171417.stm BBC Once upon a time Robert Falcon Scott was the epitome of a Boy's Own hero. What makes a modern hero? 2008-01-04 Finlo Rohrer https://web.archive.org/web/20211025124022/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7171417.stm 25 October 2021 en https://www.bigissue.com/news/gary-lineker-players-role-models-whether-like-not/ Big Issue As a lifelong Spurs supporter and a regular MOTD viewer, this is Boy’s Own stuff, and it’s a struggle to retain my journalistic cool. Gary Lineker: "Players are role models whether they like it or not" 2011-02-07 Theo Hooper https://web.archive.org/web/20260417151658/https://www.bigissue.com/news/gary-lineker-players-role-models-whether-like-not/ 17 April 2026 en UK derogatory chauvinistic; out of date. en However, a lot of women who agree with Class War's aims and principles, think the organisation is too Boy's Own to become involved with. Make Your Own Tea: Women’s Realm and Other Recipes and Patterns Class War 1997 73 Alice Nutter en https://thequietus.com/culture/books/best-of-battle-pat-mills-interview/ The Quietus Look at the Boy’s Own shit of Prince Harry as a hero in an imperialist war. We still live in Victorian times. [spoken by Pat Mills] Veterans Of The Trenches: A Look Back At Battle Comic 2013-01-20 Steve Earles https://web.archive.org/web/20260211035155/https://thequietus.com/culture/books/best-of-battle-pat-mills-interview/ 11 February 2026 See also en dime novel en pulp