"boy racer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boy racers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boy racer (plural boy racers)
  1. (UK, New Zealand) A young man who drives recklessly fast, especially one who participates in gatherings of car-culture enthusiasts and/or in illegal street racing. Tags: New-Zealand, UK Synonyms (young, excessively fast driver): hoon, petrolhead Related terms: girl racer Translations (young man driving recklessly, participating in illegal street racing, etc.): เด็กแว้น (dèk-wɛ́n) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-boy_racer-en-noun-hiQDKEqh Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

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