boot boy
Noun

boot boy (plural boot boys)

  1. (C19 British) A boy who cleans boots and shoes.
  2. (1970s British slang) One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.
  3. (British) A boy who cares for a footballer's boots.
    • 22 March 2009, The Guardian, Gunn peppers Birmingham's automatic promotion hopes ↗:
      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.
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