Bovver
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɒvə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bovver is a noun meaning Pronunciation spelling of bother.
Meaning
Pronunciation spelling of bother.
More Meanings
- (British, slang) Violence, especially that associated with youth gangs.
Example Sentences
"You specials," Nigel said disgustedly. "I don't know why I bovver, really I don't."
"I don't bovver," he said, with a cross look in the direction of his brother and sister Rochesters.
“Playgrounds and canteens are denied catchphrases,” he writes in the Radio Times, fretting that “the art will be lost.” Which begs the question: am I bovvered?
No need to tell me, I'd recognize that Cockney accent anywhere! “I'm in a bit of bovver,” he said. “Do me a favour and go to the shelter and do the necessary for Trixie.”
Word Forms
- bovvers
- bovvering
- bovvered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yobbo, bovate, bruvva, bruvver, gangbanger, booner.
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