Etymology

bodgie

B3O1D2G2I1E1

Today it means: A member of a 1950s rock subculture; a teddy boy. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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The story

From bodg(er) + -ie.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A member of a 1950s rock subculture; a teddy boy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.