Rudeboy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A male juvenile delinquent, originally in Jamaica in the 1960s.

    "Leppo had been a rudeboy since his teens, earning his first three-month jail rap for vagrancy in 1971."

  2. 2
    A male enthusiast of ska music.

    ""I swear I've watched as much MTV Base an Juggy D videos as they have, but I still can't attain the right level a rudeboy finesse," bemoans Jas."

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boganchavknackerredneckrudy

Example

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"Leppo had been a rudeboy since his teens, earning his first three-month jail rap for vagrancy in 1971."

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rude bwoy, equivalent to rude + boy.

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juvenile delinquent

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