Teddy boy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Teddy boy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

teddy <pl teddies> [Am ˈtɛdi, Brit ˈtɛdi], teddy bear N

I.boy [Am bɔɪ, Brit bɔɪ] N

II.boy [Am bɔɪ, Brit bɔɪ] INTERJ esp Am inf

Teddy boy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Teddy boy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

teddy2 <-ies> [ˈtedi] N, teddy bear N

American English

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The ones that caused us the most trouble were the teddy boys and the mods.
thequietus.com
I never went there of course, this was teddy boys, bodgies and widgies.
www.odt.co.nz
The way people have allegiance that younger people have is different from the days when you were a teddy boy, a punk, a hip-hop head, a jungle raver, or whatever.
www.theartsdesk.com
With drugs, trespassing and loud, amplified music, this was a subculture seemingly more pernicious than the previously demonised teddy boys, mods versus rockers and punk combined.
www.independent.co.uk
In 1979 and 1980, the resorts became major battlegrounds on bank holidays for young skinheads and mods together against Teddy boys and rockers.
en.wikipedia.org
Since the crowd was mainly made up of Teddy boys and hard-drinking workers, the band were paid off after three songs.
en.wikipedia.org
The phenomenon returned in 1969 through to 1970 with skinheads fighting Teddy boys and bikers.
en.wikipedia.org
He has a Teddy boy hairstyle which is dyed brown.
en.wikipedia.org
Teddy boys were working-class teens who bought their expensive threads on layaway -- only to brawl in them.
www.gq.com
You still see punks on the street now and then, anachronistic as teddy boys or flappers, but a clear style statement.
www.stuff.co.nz

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