单词 | bovver bird |
释义 | > as lemmasbovver bird bovver bird n. a young woman who takes part in violent criminal activities, esp. one associated with skinhead gangs; (later more generally) a woman perceived as tough or aggressive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > action or behaviour of gangs of hooligans > member of gang of hooligans > female widgie1950 Teddy girl1955 bovver bird1970 1970 Pix (Austral.) 29 Aug. 7/1 In Britain,..skinheads and their ‘bovver birds’ came into fashion around last April. 1976 Amer. Bar Assoc. Jrnl. Aug. 968/3 ‘Granny-bashing’ carried out by the Bovver Birds in London. 1995 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 Aug. 12 Donna prefers to stay true to her calling as British stand-up's top bovver-bird and most dapper dyke. 2009 Spectator (Nexis) 14 Nov. 22 The ‘bovver birds’ are back...Female thugs, of the sort who ran riot in the 1970s, are roaming the streets again. < as lemmas |
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