English Explanatory Dictionary

rudeboy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A male juvenile delinquent, originally in Jamaica in the 1960s.
  2. A male enthusiast of ska music.

Word forms

rudeboy rudeboys rude boy

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rude bwoy, equivalent to rude + boy.

Synonyms

Rudy

Related words

rudegirl

Derived words

rudie
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