boot boy

English

noun
Definitions
  • (C19) A boy who cleans boots and shoes.
  • (1970s) One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.
  • (British) A boy who cares for a footballer's boots.

Etymology

Compound from English boot (profit, remedy) + English boy (junior employee, person, male servant).

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English

boy

Gloss

junior employee, person, male servant

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Kinship

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