(British slang) a
group of
teenagers who wore very
fine or stylish clothes and were likely to have
motor scooters. They were the rivals of the "
Rockers." Several
times during 1964 members of these groups descended in large
numbers on several British coastal resorts, roaming about in packs, damaging cafes and municipal furniture, alarming bystanders and lapsing into gang fights. The
police made a number of arrests and it became a
subject of national concern.
See also Rockers in this glossary. —SHSBC Binder 30 Approved Glossary