Teddy boy
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English
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Etymology
From Teddy (“Edward”), from their style of clothing, reminiscent of the Edwardian era.
Noun
Teddy boy (plural Teddy boys)
- (historical) A member of a male youth culture which originated in London in the early 1950s, later associated with American rock and roll music.
- Synonym: Ted
- 1991 April 6, Ron Caldwell, “Kind of Stranger”, in Gay Community News, page 16:
- Mitch (Precious Pearl) is a smooth, impassive young man utterly dripping with the ambivalent sensuality of a teddy-boy in tap shoes.