boot boy

See also: bootboy and boot-boy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From boot +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

boot boy (plural boot boys)

  1. (C19 UK) A boy who cleans boots and shoes.
  2. (1970s UK 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[1], archived from the original on 3 May 2019:
      He's [Enda Kenny] acting like a political thug and a political boot boy in a party political fashion.
  3. (UK, soccer) A boy who cares for a footballer's boots.
    • 2009 March 22, Phil Shaw, “Gunn peppers Birmingham's automatic promotion hopes”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 October 2026:
      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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