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bovver boy Definition


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bovver boy
noun
    (Brit)
    1. slang
      A violent young male troublemaker, specifically a member of a gang of hooligans commonly engaging in street fights using heavy, hobnailed bovver boots to kick their opponents.
Etymology: 1970s: from the Cockney pronunciation of bother.



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