How to Pronounce "schoolboy error"
expression
ˈskuɫˌbɔɪ/ /ˈɛɹɝ
SKOOL-boy ERR-ur
skˈuːlbɔɪ/ /ˈɛɹɐ
SKOOL-boy ERR-uh
Definition
A simple mistake that someone should not make, especially because it’s something that beginners or young students might do.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈskuɫˌbɔɪ/ /ˈɛɹɝ
British English
skˈuːlbɔɪ/ /ˈɛɹɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SKOOL-boy ERR-ur
UK
SKOOL-boy ERR-uh
Listen in Context
He made a schoolboy error on his first day at work.
Leaving the door unlocked was a schoolboy error.
Forgetting to save the file was a schoolboy error.
That missed goal was a total schoolboy error from the striker.