Definitions

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  • noun A male juvenile delinquent (used originally in Jamaica in the 1960s).
  • noun A male enthusiast of ska music.

Etymologies

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rude boy

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Examples

  • Reggae cupcakes with gorgeous swirls: inspired by "rudeboy" Troy Mandiloniz, a former UFC fighter

    Cupcakes Take The Cake 2009

  • To have done less would have resulted either in a romanticised telling of history or too far to the other extreme would have in the racist caricature of the whole rudeboy/skin thing.

    Modern Mondays: This Is England (2006) 2009

  • * Accent or not: whatever, so long as its not a rudeboy accent ...

    abutterfly Diary Entry abutterfly 2004

  • The Vaselines Free MP3 download and Sex with an X pre-order Announced! the silver surfering rudeboy sez: oh man. .this will be on my ipod the whole year again!!!

    Sub Pop Records, The Big Bag of Beans 2010

  • The Vaselines Free MP3 download and Sex with an X pre-order Announced! the silver surfering rudeboy sez: oh man. .this will be on my ipod the whole year again!!!

    Sub Pop Records, The Big Bag of Beans 2010

  • Lazer take over the hallowed space under the Westway to host the annual Red Bull Carnival party, with heavy back up including reggae's original gentleman rudeboy, David Rodigan.

    Home 2010

  • More than 350 people have joined a Facebook site set up to pay tribute to the young murder victim calling him a "soldier" and a "rudeboy".

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • More than 350 people have joined a Facebook site set up to pay tribute to the young murder victim calling him a "soldier" and a "rudeboy".

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Skanking his way across the stage, his Essex rudeboy swagger might not be menacing, but it's certainly likely to put an idiot grin on your face.

    NME.COM - News 2009

  • No, rudeboy, they do sell them, there are just more of them than there is demand.

    Latest Articles whsv 2009

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