English Dictionary

boot boy

noun

(C19 Britain) A boy who cleans boots and shoes. / (1970s Britain slang) One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.

The boot boy polished my shoes until they shone.

意味（1）

(C19 Britain) A boy who cleans boots and shoes.

意味（2）

(1970s Britain slang) One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.

He's acting like a political thug and a political boot boy in a party political fashion.

意味（3）

(Britain) A boy who cares for a footballer's boots.

Among Bryan Gunn's myriad incarnations, from Alex Ferguson's babysitter through Scotland goalkeeper to Norwich manager, boot boy to Alex McLeish was one of the less successful. Once, just before a Scottish Cup final, McLeish discovered his size 10s were still in Aberdeen.

意味（4）

(informal, derogatory) A bootlicker, a supporter of authoritarianism seen as sycophantic.