1. trouble, fighting, or aggressive behavior; bother or annoyance
Usage: British slang; informal; often associated with 1960s–70s youth culture

Examples

• The gang was looking for bovver on the streets.
• He didn't want any bovver with the police.
• They wore bovver boots as part of their tough image.
• Stay out of bovver and you'll be fine.
• The neighborhood had a bovver problem back in the seventies.