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rude boy en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of rudeboy.
    alt of rudeboy
    • The original 1960s rude boys were sharp-dressed, gang-affiliated young Jamaicans. A decade later, the Clash appropriated the term as a romantic catch-all for their own followers. 2007 July 20, Marcus Gray, “The cult of the roadie”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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rude boys Number=Plur lexicographic