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Billy Boy

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Some sources say the gang was named after its leader, Billy Fullerton; others that it was named after William III of England.”

Noun

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Billy Boy (plural Billy Boys)

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