bovver

Definition

Pronunciation spelling of bother.

Etymology

Represents a nonstandard or dialectal (in particular Cockney) pronunciation of bother.

Example Sentences

• "No need to tell me, I'd recognize that Cockney accent anywhere! “I'm in a bit of bovver,” he said. “Do me a favour and go to the shelter and do the necessary for Trixie.”"
• "In London there are some thirty gangs of “bovver birds,” violence-prone girls who roam the streets in packs attacking almost any vulnerable object for no apparent reason other than the sheer thrill of it."