boot boy
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boot boy
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From boot + boy.
noun boot boys · boot-boy
- A boy who cleans boots and shoes.
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One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.
He's [Enda Kenny] acting like a political thug and a political boot boy in a party political fashion.
Similar: bovver boy, hooligan, skinhead
- A boy who cares for a footballer's boots. Among Bryan Gunn's myriad incarnations, from Alex Ferguson's babysitter through Scotland goalkeeper to Norwich manager, boot boy to Alex McLeish was one of the less successful. Once, just before a Scottish Cup final, McLeish discovered his size 10s were still in Aberdeen.
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title = {boot boy},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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