"Brylcreem Boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Brylcreem Boys [plural]
Etymology: From the hair-styling product Brylcreem. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Brylcreem Boy}} Brylcreem Boy (plural Brylcreem Boys)
  1. (slang, World War II, historical) A member of the Royal Air Force Wikipedia link: Brylcreem Tags: historical, slang Categories (topical): World War II
    Sense id: en-Brylcreem_Boy-en-noun-GPCbyXDW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2015, Laurel Deedrick-Mayne, A Wake For The Dreamland, page 118",
          "text": "Why, just the other day, I read about an RAF chap who went from being a Brylcreem Boy to burned beyond recognition. Now he's been wed to the gorgeous daughter of a high commander, Lord Hoity Toity somebody or other, […]",
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