boot boy
English
Alternative forms
Noun
- (C19 Britain) A boy who cleans boots and shoes.
- (1970s Britain slang) One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.
- 28 June 2013, Irish Independent, Shatter urges ex-FF ministers to reveal contacts with Anglo:
- "He's acting like a political thug and a political boot boy in a party political fashion."
- 28 June 2013, Irish Independent, Shatter urges ex-FF ministers to reveal contacts with Anglo:
- (Britain) A boy who cares for a footballer's boots.
- 22 March 2009, The Guardian, Gunn peppers Birmingham's automatic promotion hopes:
- Among Bryan Gunn's myriad incarnations, from Alex Ferguson's babysitter through Scotland goalkeeper to Norwich manager, boot boy to Alex McLeish was one of the less successful. Once, just before a Scottish Cup final, McLeish discovered his size 10s were still in Aberdeen.
- 22 March 2009, The Guardian, Gunn peppers Birmingham's automatic promotion hopes:
Synonyms
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2013.
- “boot boy” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
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