Teddy boy

noun

(often lowercase)

1. a rebellious British youth who, in the 1950s and early 1960s, affected the dress of the reign of Edward VII.

teddy boy

noun

1. Often shortened to: ted. (in Britain, esp in the mid-1950s) one of a cult of youths who wore mock Edwardian fashions, such as tight narrow trousers, pointed shoes, and long sideboards

2. any tough or delinquent youth

Word History and Origins

Origin of teddy boy¹

C20: from Teddy, from Edward, referring to the Edwardian dress

Example Sentences

Punk rock signatures — spikes, leather, Teddy boy touches — are remade with flashes of fur and lacquer red.

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I know, Teddy boy, it's mean to tease you, but you do tease so easily.

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Yes," replied Mrs. Martin, "I'm afraid we are snowed in, Teddy boy.

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"They probably will, Teddy boy," his father replied.

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"It's been a good partnership, Teddy boy," he said.

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