Bovver
troublemaking or rowdiness by street gang youths.
Historical Examples
Medoline Selwyn’s Work Mrs. J. J. Colter
noun
(Brit, slang)
rowdiness, esp caused by gangs of teenage youths
(as modifier): a bovver boy
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