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Perry boy

Perry boy noun: a member of the casual subculture in Manchester in the 1980s.

Noun

Perry boy (plural Perry boys)

  1. (Northern England, historical) A member of the casual subculture in Manchester in the 1980s.
    • "Scally" (short for scallywag) was actually a Liverpudlian archetype; the Manchester equivalent was the Perry boy, named after their Fred Perry shirts.2013 [1998], Simon Reynolds, Generation Ecstasy, Routledge, →ISBN

Forms of Perry boy

pluralPerry boys

Origin of Perry boy

From their typical attire, the Fred Perry shirts.

Questions about Perry boy

What does Perry boy mean?
Perry boy means a member of the casual subculture in Manchester in the 1980s.
What part of speech is Perry boy?
Perry boy is a noun.
What is the plural of Perry boy?
The plural of Perry boy is Perry boys.

Words near Perry boy in the dictionary

  1. Perrurle
  2. perruthenate
  3. perruthenates
  4. perry
  5. Perry Barr
  6. Perry boy
  7. Perry boys
  8. Perry Bridge
  9. Perry County
  10. Perry Mason moment
  11. Perry Mason moments

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