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Teddy boy (iou)



Teddy boy noun phr. colloq. M20.
[from Teddy pet-form of Edward, with ref. to the style of dress during the reign of Edward VII, King of Great Britain 1901-10, + BOY noun.]
A youth, esp. of the 1950s, affecting an Edwardian style of dress and appearance, usu. a long jacket and drainpipe trousers. More widely (arch.), any rowdy young man.