Teddy boy

See also: teddy boy

English

Alternative forms

• teddy boy

Etymology

From Teddy (“Edward”), from their style of clothing, reminiscent of the Edwardian era.

Noun

Teddy boy (plural Teddy boys)

1. (historical) A member of a male youth culture which originated in London in the early 1950s, later associated with American rock and roll music. [from 1953]

   Synonym: Ted

   • 1991 April 6, Ron Caldwell, “Kind of Stranger”, in Gay Community News, page 16:

     Mitch (Precious Pearl) is a smooth, impassive young man utterly dripping with the ambivalent sensuality of a teddy-boy in tap shoes.

Translations

member of male youth culture

• Hungarian: jampec (hu)