bovver boy

English

Etymology

bovver (Cockney pronunciation of bother) + boy

Noun

bovver boy (plural bovver boys)

(Britain) A hooligan who creates bother (trouble), specifically a member of a skinhead gang.

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References

Oxford English Dictionary, 2013.
“bovver boy” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.

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