See also: teddy boy

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From Teddy (Edward), from their style of clothing, reminiscent of the Edwardian era.

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Teddy boy (plural Teddy boys)

  1. (historical) A form of male youth culture which originated in London in the early 1950s, later associated with American rock and roll music. [from 1953]
    Synonym: Ted
    • 1991 April 6, Ron Caldwell, “Kind of Stranger”, in Gay Community News, page 16:
      Mitch (Precious Pearl) is a smooth, impassive young man utterly dripping with the ambivalent sensuality of a teddy-boy in tap shoes.

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