boyfriendish

English

Alternative forms

• boyfriend-ish

Etymology

From boyfriend +‎ -ish.

Adjective

boyfriendish (comparative more boyfriendish, superlative most boyfriendish)

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a boyfriend.
   • 2004, Jerry H. Friedland, Deadly Personal‎^[1]:

     Nothing here that looks very boyfriendish.

   • 2007, Lisa Yee, Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time (The Millicent Min Trilogy, Book 2)‎^[2]:

     To help her out, I try to put on a very sincere face, a very caring face, a boyfriendish sort of face.

   • 2011, Abhimanyu Jha, A Dilli - Mumbai Love Story‎^[3]:

     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.

   • 2014, Melissa Foster, Seaside Secrets (Love in Bloom: Seaside Summers, Book 4)‎^[4]:

     He was teasing me, not being flirty or boyfriendish.

Coordinate terms

• girlfriendish