STRIPLING


Meaning of STRIPLING in English

/ ˈstrɪplɪŋ; NAmE / noun

( old-fashioned or humorous ) a young man who is older than a boy but who does not seem to be a real man yet

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : probably from strip (from the notion of “narrowness”, i.e. slimness) + -ling .

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