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Roadman
01
a salesman who travels to call on customers
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
roadmen
02
a workman who is employed to repair roads
03
a streetwise young man, often wearing tracksuits and using slang
Dialect
British
Slang
What does "roadman" mean in British slang?
It is used in British Multicultural London English (MLE) and UK slang to describe a streetwise young man, often wearing tracksuits, using slang, and associated with urban, sometimes criminal, street culture. People typically say "He's a proper roadman" or "Roadmen always hang around the estate." The term originated in early 2000s London grime and drill music scenes, later becoming a mainstream stereotype and meme, often used humorously or critically.
Examples
That roadman knows everyone around here.



























