Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun teddy_boys

1 sense of teddy boys

Sense 1
teddy boys -- (a British youth subculture that first appeared in the 1950s; mainly from unskilled backgrounds, they adopted a pseudo-Edwardian dress code and rock'n'roll music; proletarian and xenophobic, they were involved in race riots in the United Kingdom)
       => youth subculture -- (a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun teddy_boy

1 sense of teddy boy

Sense 1
Ted, Teddy boy -- (a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes)
       => tough guy, plug-ugly -- (someone who bullies weaker people)