Etymology

pageboy

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Today it means: A boy who serves as a page. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From page + boy.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A boy who serves as a page.
  • from 20th c. A young male attendant at a wedding, generally between five and ten years of age.
  • from 20th c. A shoulder-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.