boot boy

"boot boy" means one of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.

"boot boy" is informal English meaning one of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots. It is mainly heard in British English (and Irish English). A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "one of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "boot boy" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing.