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boy racers

boy racers is the plural of boy racer.

Meaning of boy racer

Noun

boy racer (plural boy racers)

  1. (New Zealand, UK) A young man who drives recklessly fast, especially one who participates in gatherings of car-culture enthusiasts and/or in illegal street racing.
    • By this time in the evening, the city was mainly quiet, with one exception, boy racers; young men out to impress each other, as well as the city's young females, periodically tore along the street, in a variety of cars, booming out ‘musical’ bass rhythms, apparently oblivious of the speed limits...2006, Geoff Porter, Little Bites of Australia, page 240
    Synonyms:
    hoon, petrolhead

Questions about boy racers

What is boy racers the plural of?
Boy racers is the plural of boy racer.

Words near boy racers in the dictionary

  1. boy preggers
  2. boy problems
  3. boy pussies
  4. boy pussy
  5. boy racer
  6. boy racers
  7. boy scout
  8. Boy Scouting
  9. boy scoutish
  10. boy scouts
  11. boy shorts

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