| Wikipedia: Skanger |
 |
Look up scanger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Skanger or scanger or scobe (pronounced /ˈskɑːŋər/)[1]) is a derogatory term for a member of a working-class youth subculture group in Ireland, analogous to the chav in the United Kingdom.[2][3]
The stereotypical skanger is said to wear a tracksuit, gold jewellery, a replica football shirt, athletic shoes, tattoos, fake Burberry caps, piercings, is from a working class area, and speaks with a marked working-class accent. Male skangers tend to have cropped (commonly bleached) haircuts and drive cars with loud sound and exhaust systems and can be called boy racers due to their tendency to drive at speed. Generally female skangers, often known satircally as "howiyas", are characterised in popular culture as sporting Pyjamas, during both the day and night, bleached-blonde hair and large hoop earrings.[1][4] Skangers have a reputation for anti-social behaviour.[5]
Contents |
In popular culture
- Colin Farrell's character in the movie Intermission.[6]
- Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, the satirical stereotype created by journalist Paul Howard, often encounters skangers, whom he also refers to as "skobies".[7]
See also
Other youth subcultures that resemble skangers:
- Spide or Millie (Northern Ireland)
- Chav (England, Wales)
- Dres (Poland)
- Ned (Scotland)
- Bogan (Australia and New Zealand)
- Ah beng (Singapore/Malaysia)
- Naco (Mexico)
- White Trash, Wigger (United States)
Notes
- ^ a b Did you snog? No, I scored, you muppet — Irish Independent newspaper article, 8 February 2006.
- ^ 'Asbo' and 'Chav' make dictionary, BBC News, 8 June 2005.
- ^ This cackle about cackleberries is enough to leave you scunnered, The Guardian newspaper article, 9 June 2005.
- ^ Pyjama Party — The Irish Times newspaper article, 11 November 2006.
- ^ "Every skanger from Timahoe to Termonfeckin is out burning tyres, stoning firemen and demanding bin bags of chocolate." — Luas Talk — Irish Independent newspaper column, 28 October 2006.
- ^ "As foulmouthed Dublin skanger Lehiff, Farrell is a violent petty criminal" Intermission — film review from the RTÉ website, retrieved 29 November 2006.
- ^ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightdress, by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Penguin Books, ISBN 1-84488-089-3.
External links
- scanger, skanger — definition from the hiberno-english.com website
- Urban Dictionary definition of Skanger (definitions predate this article)
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
