Definition of "choirboy" []

• A boy member of a choir. (noun)
• Informal A morally upright young man: "They're . . . choirboys—clean, scrubbed nothings—so there's no dramatic or psychological preparation for the explosion of killing” ( Pauline Kael). (noun)

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• "Rocky stood behind her, grinning as innocently as a choirboy."
• "My public image at that point, while not exactly that of a choirboy, still retained a purity and classiness."
• "Sure, he's no choirboy - but he maintains the politically correct crowd should lighten up and forgive an old man."