"rudeboy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rudeboys [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rude bwoy, rude + boy. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|jam|rude bwoy}} Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rude bwoy, {{compound|en|rude|boy}} rude + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} rudeboy (plural rudeboys)
  1. A male juvenile delinquent, originally in Jamaica in the 1960s. Synonyms: Rudy
    Sense id: en-rudeboy-en-noun-gWVgq6Li Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. A male enthusiast of ska music.
    Sense id: en-rudeboy-en-noun-1lo9pdRm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rude boy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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