Boy scout
Boy scout noun - A man who is considered naive.
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As a parting gift on at least one episode of To Tell the Truth, a threesome of boys (who tried to stump the panel about who was the real heroic Boy Scout) were given a Winston cigarettes gift package ("for their fathers"), while the other contestants were given the same gift package.
Source: Smoking Is Cool
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