bovver

== English == === Etymology === Represents a nonstandard or dialectal (in particular Cockney) pronunciation of bother. === Pronunciation === (Southern England) IPA(key): /ˈbɒvə/ Rhymes: -ɒvə(ɹ) === Noun === bovver (countable and uncountable, plural bovvers) Pronunciation spelling of bother. (British, slang) Violence, especially that associated with youth gangs. ==== Derived terms ==== bovver bird bovver boots bovver boy ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bovver (third-person singular simple present bovvers, present participle bovvering, simple past and past participle bovvered) Pronunciation spelling of bother. === Interjection === bovver Pronunciation spelling of bother. === Further reading === “bovver n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present