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Ted

Ted

968 9.9
A young man in 1950s and 1960s Britain who wore smart old-fashioned clothes and liked to be rebellious
  • noun
  • /tɛd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : teddy boy
  • At the local dance, everyone admired the Teds for their stylish clothing and confident demeanor.

Examples

  • In the 1960s, a classic Ted could always be spotted by his sharp suit and slick hairstyle.

  • The documentary explored how the Teds influenced fashion during the rebellious era of the 1950s.

  • Let me ask you a question, Ted.

    The Fast and the Furious (2001)

  • Oh, please call us Ted and Alice.

    The Wrath of Becky (2023)

  • But I invited Ted and Virg and the kids.

    Here (2024)

  • - Look Ted, this isn't getting us anywhere.

    Scared to Death (1980)

  • Hey, Ted, where the hell is the corkscrew?

    Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

  • The Old Guy pauses for a second and looks Ted dead in the eye.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • And Ted owes Walter 20 big ones.

    The Stepford Wives (2004)

  • Angela is a stunning beauty, and Ted, being kind of a shy guy, makes for an awkward situation.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

Teddy boy
vsTed
  • Archaic
2 9.9

A young British man in the 1950s and 1960s who wore long jackets and narrow trousers and acted rebellious

is the chiefly British short name for the same 1950s rebellious youth

Surface Forms

Ted singular
Teds plural

Etymology

Ted comes from the nickname Teddy, a short form of the name Edward, because young men in 1950s Britain copied old 'Edwardian' clothes from the early 1900s. So, a Ted is a young man known for stylish old-fashioned clothes and a rebellious attitude.