单词 | bovver boy |
释义 | > as lemmasbovver boy bovver boy n. a young man, esp. a member of a skinhead gang, who takes part in violent criminal activities; a hooligan; (later more generally) a man perceived as tough or aggressive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > action or behaviour of gangs of hooligans > member of gang of hooligans whitecap1607 shrove-prentice1638 Mohock?1711 sweater1712 highbinder1806 hoodlum1871 hooligan1898 hood1930 skolly1934 tear-away1938 gunsel1942 Teddy boy1954 hell's angel1956 angel1965 bikie1967 skinhead1969 bovver boy1970 boot-boy1977 casual1980 1970 Observer 11 Jan. 28/4 It was called The Aggro Boy and centred around a football match in general and two bovva boys in particular. 1977 Daily Express 29 Jan. 7/4 Tybalt... This most menacing of Verona's bovver-boys. 2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 1 Feb. 28 The skinheads and bovver boys adopted the original oxblood boot with yellow laces. 2004 Daily Tel. 9 Aug. 18/3 The political bovver boys who believe that protecting the public is..more important than preserving freedoms. < as lemmas |
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