# rudeboy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A male juvenile delinquent, originally in Jamaica in the 1960s.
2. A male enthusiast of ska music.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole rude bwoy, equivalent to rude + boy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rudeboy