Meaning

2 senses
  1. A male juvenile delinquent, originally in Jamaica in the 1960s.

  2. A male enthusiast of ska music.

Origin

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rude bwoy, equivalent to rude + boy.

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rude bwoy, equivalent to rude + boy.

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Forms

plural: rudeboys

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedrudegirl
Derivedrudie

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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