boot-boy

Noun

boot boy (plural boot boys)

1. A boy who cleans boots and shoes.
2. (1970s UK slang) One of a gang of violent hooligans who usually wear short-cropped hair and bovver boots.
   • He's [Enda Kenny] acting like a political thug and a political boot boy in a party political fashion.2013 June 28, Fiach Kelly, Lise Hand, Fionnan Sheahan, quoting Niall Collins, “Shatter urges ex-FF ministers to reveal contacts with Anglo”, in Irish Independent

   Synonyms:

   bovver boy, hooligan, skinhead

3. (UK) 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.2009 March 22, Phil Shaw, “Gunn peppers Birmingham's automatic promotion hopes”, in The Guardian