Boot boy

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A boy who cleans boots and shoes.
  2. 2
    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."

  3. 3
    A boy who cares for a footballer's boots. British

    "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."

Etymology

From boot + boy.

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