boy racer
(UK, NZ) A young man who drives recklessly fast, especially one who participates in gatherings of car-culture enthusiasts and/or in illegal street racing.
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(UK, NZ) A young man who drives recklessly fast, especially one who participates in gatherings of car-culture enthusiasts and/or in illegal street racing.
By this time in the evening, the city was mainly quiet, with one exception, boy racers; young men out to impress each other, as well as the city's young females, periodically tore along the street, in a variety of cars, booming out ‘musi…
“I couldn't work it out even in my boy racer days. Why do you want to let the manned enforcement equipment operator know you're approaching?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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