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pageboy

or page boy

[ peyj-boi ]

/ ˈpeɪdʒˌbɔɪ /

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noun

a hair style in which the hair is rolled under, usually at shoulder-length.

a youth or man who works as a page, as at a hotel.

Origin of pageboy

First recorded in 1900–05; page² + boy

Words nearby pageboy

page-jack, page-three, page-turner, pageant, pageantry, pageboy, pager, paget, paget's cell, paget's disease, paget-von schrötter syndrome

Example sentences from the Web for pageboy

She often looked more like the most senior of junior associates, with a pageboy haircut and simple suits.

Judy Clarke, the Defense Lawyer Appointed to Defend Dzhokhar Tsarnaev |Michael Daly |May 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He nodded to the Mercury, and the footman rang for a pageboy to mount guard.

Cynthia's Chauffeur |Louis Tracy
Alan followed the pageboy through a complex of corridors, ascending spirals of stairs, down a hall, and to the door of Cabin 31Q.

The Star Lord |Boyd Ellanby
After last month's meeting the pageboy, in a burst of equality, called me Crichton.

The Admirable Crichton |J. M. Barrie

He must have grown that beard and that pageboy bob on the way out.

The Cosmic Computer |Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for pageboy

pageboy

/ (ˈpeɪdʒˌbɔɪ) /

noun

a smooth medium-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under and a long fringe falling onto the forehead from the crown

a less common word for page 2 (def. 1)

another word for page 2 (def. 2)