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boy racer

British  

noun

  1. informal

    1. a young man who drives his car aggressively and at inappropriately high speeds

    2. ( as modifier )

      the boy-racer market

"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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"If you're some boy racer... with a loud exhaust, it's dangerous," says a young driver, who did not want to be identified.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

Compared to the boy racer Subaru STI, R is missing a center differential that can be adjusted by the driver to bias more or less power to the front or rear of the car.

From Forbes • Apr. 26, 2015

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