cosh boy

noun

A violent, young male street delinquent who carries a cosh (a blunt weapon like a metal rod or lead pipe).

Meanings

nouncosh boy (plural cosh boys)

plural cosh boys · alternative cosh-boy

  1. UKdatedslangA violent, young male street delinquent who carries a cosh (a blunt weapon like a metal rod or lead pipe).
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APA

cosh boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosh%20boy

MLA

“cosh boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosh%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosh boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosh%20boy.

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