Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoOi fancy a bidda footy innit bruv?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square142linkfedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down174
arrow-up1425arrow-down1imageOi fancy a bidda footy innit bruv?lemmy.worldReturn_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square142linkfedilink
minus-squareTheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoYeah, it’s like saying we should call rugby “rugger”, because that’s what the old Etonians called it (I don’t know if they still do).
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoIts Oxford University slang derived from Rugby School slang, rather than Etonian.
minus-squareTheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 month agoOh yeah, that’s it, Oxford. I learnt about rugger and brekker from The Treasure Seekers books. I’ve never heard anyone else say brekkers, at least in my area, brekkie is more common. Now I’m surprised that “starkers” has posh roots.
Yeah, it’s like saying we should call rugby “rugger”, because that’s what the old Etonians called it (I don’t know if they still do).
Its Oxford University slang derived from Rugby School slang, rather than Etonian.
Oh yeah, that’s it, Oxford. I learnt about rugger and brekker from The Treasure Seekers books. I’ve never heard anyone else say brekkers, at least in my area, brekkie is more common.
Now I’m surprised that “starkers” has posh roots.