English Explanatory Dictionary

bovver boy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Word forms

bovver boy bovver boys

Etymology

From bovver + boy.

Synonyms

boot boy hooligan

Related words

bovver bird bovver boots

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