Teddy boy


noun (often lowercase) Informal.

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

British Dictionary definitions for teddy boy

teddy boy

noun

(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 Often shortened to: ted
any tough or delinquent youth

Word Origin for teddy boy

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