Perry boy en · NOUN
Etymology
From their typical attire, the Fred Perry shirts.
Meanings
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(Northern-England, historical) A member of the casual subculture in Manchester in the 1980s.
"Scally" (short for scallywag) was actually a Liverpudlian archetype; the Manchester equivalent was the Perry boy, named after their Fred Perry shirts.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry boys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |