naughty boy

collocation in English

meaningsofnaughtyandboy

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naughty
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.ti/us
/ˈnɑː.t̬i/
When children are naughty, or their behaviour is naughty, they behave badly or do not do what they are told ...
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boy
noun[C]
uk
/bɔɪ/us
/bɔɪ/
a male child or, more generally, a male of ...
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(Definition ofnaughtyandboyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Hold out your hand,naughtyboy.
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I am a verynaughtyboy.
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I have never called him anaughtyboy.
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I was anaughtyboy.
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One of them is a boy, a verynaughtyboyhe must have been.
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This is very unsatisfactory, because sometimes the person is not anaughtyboyin the estimation of anybody else.
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Under the hole-in-the-corner method, if it is allowed, the person concerned is regarded as anaughtyboy.
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After a few years, as they grew up, xu jun became anaughtyboy.
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The court will then tell the child that he is anaughtyboyand confirm the supervision order, or a care order will be made.
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That is all right, but he will be branded anaughtyboyif he has just got out of his motor car.
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He was tiptoeing away from monetarism, and was trying to smuggle in improvement past mummy like anaughtyboywho has brought in some sweets.
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I was anaughtyboyand said if the wheel falls off the cart, get rid of the cart.
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