TEDDY BOY


Meaning of TEDDY BOY in English

(also informal ted / ted; NAmE /) noun

( in Britain in the 1950s ) a member of a group of young men who liked rock and roll music and who had their own style of dressing (usually wearing narrow trousers / pants, long jackets and pointed shoes)

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WORD ORIGIN

from Teddy , pet form of the given name Edward (with reference to Edward VII's reign).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.