Teddy Boy (Noun)
Meaning
A tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The teddy boy stood out among his peers with his brightly colored suit and slicked-back hair.
- As a young man in 1950s London, he became known as a teddy boy, infamous for his bold fashion sense and rebellious attitude.
- The group of teddy boys swaggered down the street, their crepe-soled shoes and tight trousers drawing admiring glances from the local girls.
- He donned a sharp Edwardian-style suit, complete with velvet collar and matching top hat, and transformed into a stylish teddy boy for the evening's rock 'n' roll dance.
- With his ornate watch chain and cufflinks, the teddy boy embodied the era's eclectic fusion of dapper elegance and rebellious spirit.