Billy Boy

noun

A member of a Protestant street gang from Glasgow, active in the early 20th century.

Meanings

nounBilly Boy (plural Billy Boys)

plural Billy Boys

  1. historicalA member of a Protestant street gang from Glasgow, active in the early 20th century.
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