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boot-boy

noun

Meaning

  1. A boy who cleans boots and shoes.
  2. One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.
  3. A boy who cares for a footballer's boots.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

boot boy(English)bootblack(English)boots(English)boot catcher(English)shoeshine boy(English)bootmaker(English)shoeblack(English)shopboy(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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