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English
Etymology
From boot + boy.
Pronunciation
Noun
boot boy (plural boot boys)
- (C19 British) A boy who cleans boots and shoes.
- (1970s British slang) One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.
- Synonyms: bovver boy, hooligan, skinhead
2013 June 28, Fiach Kelly, Lise Hand, Fionnan Sheahan, quoting Niall Collins, “Shatter urges ex-FF ministers to reveal contacts with Anglo”, in Irish Independent:He's [Enda Kenny] acting like a political thug and a political boot boy in a party political fashion.
- (British, soccer) A boy who cares for a footballer's boots.
2009 March 22, Phil Shaw, “Gunn peppers Birmingham's automatic promotion hopes”, in The Guardian:Among Bryan Gunn's myriad incarnations, from Alex Ferguson's babysitter through Scotland goalkeeper to Norwich manager, boot boy to Alex McLeish was one of the less successful. Once, just before a Scottish Cup final, McLeish discovered his size 10s were still in Aberdeen.
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