boot boy

== English == === Alternative forms === boot-boy === Etymology === From boot +‎ boy. === Pronunciation === === Noun === boot boy (plural boot boys) (C19 UK) A boy who cleans boots and shoes. (1970s UK slang) One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots. Synonyms: bovver boy, hooligan, skinhead (UK, soccer) A boy who cares for a footballer's boots. === References === Oxford English Dictionary, 2013. “boot boy”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.