Etymology

superboy

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Today it means: A very remarkable, talented or otherwise exceptional boy. Full definition →

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The story

From super- + boy. From 1945's Superboy, published by DC Comics and dated January-February 1945.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.