1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a schoolboy
schoolboy pranks
2
: of, relating to, or being a sport for high school or prep school boys
also
: being one who participates in such sports
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Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026
That last sentence springs straight from Melville’s first chapter — for him, and for Wilson, too, a schoolboy’s compulsion toward the sea is no different from an artist’s to make art.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Adapted for television by Adolescence co-creator, Emmy winner Jack Thorne, in Lord of the Flies, innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
The infamous novel is the story of schoolboys stranded on a tropical island following a deadly plane crash.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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While mostly faithful to the book, this Lord of the Flies smartly adjusts its story of midcentury schoolboys stranded on a desert island for an episodic medium by filtering each installment through the perspective of a different preteen character.
—Judy Berman, Time, 4 May 2026
That last sentence springs straight from Melville’s first chapter — for him, and for Wilson, too, a schoolboy’s compulsion toward the sea is no different from an artist’s to make art.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Adapted for television by Adolescence co-creator, Emmy winner Jack Thorne, in Lord of the Flies, innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
The infamous novel is the story of schoolboys stranded on a tropical island following a deadly plane crash.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Schoolboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolboy. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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