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bov⋅ver

  [bov-er]
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–noun British Slang.
troublemaking or rowdiness by street gang youths.
Origin:
1965–70; repr. Cockney pron. of bother (n.), prob. orig. as a euphemism
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bovver 
1969, Cockney pronunciation of bother "trouble" (q.v.), given wide extended usage in skinhead slang.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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