Fighting or trouble. Associated with skinhead culture.
Bovver
Example Sentences
"You looking for bovver?"
"There was proper bovver outside the pub."
Etymology & History
British slang pronunciation of 'bother' meaning trouble/fighting. 'Bovver boots' were skinhead fighting boots 1960s-70s. 'Bovver boys' sought fights. British working-class violence terminology.
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Region
General British
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Era
1960s
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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