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Teddy boy

noun

, (often lowercase)
  1. a rebellious British youth who, in the 1950s and early 1960s, affected the dress of the reign of Edward VII.


teddy boy

noun

  1. (in Britain, esp in the mid-1950s) one of a cult of youths who wore mock Edwardian fashions, such as tight narrow trousers, pointed shoes, and long sideboards Often shortened toted
  2. any tough or delinquent youth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Teddy boy1

C20: from Teddy, from Edward, referring to the Edwardian dress

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