Meanings
comparative more boyfriendish · superlative most boyfriendish · alternative boyfriend-ish
- informalResembling or characteristic of a boyfriend.
Nothing here that looks very boyfriendish.
2004, Jerry H. Friedland, Deadly Personal3 more examples
To help her out, I try to put on a very sincere face, a very caring face, a boyfriendish sort of face.
2007, Lisa Yee, Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time (The Millicent Min Trilogy, Book 2)So all I had to do was to be a nice boy and eat all that he served me and make sure not to act boyfriendish while he was around... and I would be safe.
2011, Abhimanyu Jha, A Dilli - Mumbai Love StoryHe was teasing me, not being flirty or boyfriendish.
2014, Melissa Foster, Seaside Secrets (Love in Bloom: Seaside Summers, Book 4)
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boyfriendish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boyfriendish
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