Comments on: Props and pikies: define http://www.starchamber.com/2004/03/props-and-pikies-define.html Ned Gulley's Blog. Resident buzzwords: synthetic biology, ambient displays, swarm robotics, wise crowds. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:18:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Tom Visel http://www.starchamber.com/2004/03/props-and-pikies-define.html#comment-493 Tom Visel Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:23:18 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=806#comment-493 "Pikeys" is the English term for Irish Gypsies. Check out "Snatch" (2000, stars Brad Pitt) for examples. The term comes from where the people in question live: on the turnpikes, in "caravans," or campers and RVs as they are called in the States. Like other social subgroups, they developed their own mode of dress. Also like other subgroups, loser teenagers with no identity of their own may emulate that style in an attempt to impress others. “Pikeys” is the English term for Irish Gypsies. Check out “Snatch” (2000, stars Brad Pitt) for examples.

The term comes from where the people in question live: on the turnpikes, in “caravans,” or campers and RVs as they are called in the States. Like other social subgroups, they developed their own mode of dress. Also like other subgroups, loser teenagers with no identity of their own may emulate that style in an attempt to impress others.

]]> By: </rhon> http://www.starchamber.com/2004/03/props-and-pikies-define.html#comment-492 </rhon> Fri, 26 Mar 2004 19:50:23 +0000 http://starchamber.com/?p=806#comment-492 My last comment (see: Are you a Ned?) should've actually been made here. How wierd is that, I was just going to send you to urbandictionary.com. I've pasted my previous message below: You might be interested to know that your last name is actually a slang term. (Well kind of) "Gulley" or "Gully" means a couple of things in the hip-hop world. Its usually runs along the lines of meaning "hardcore" , "gangsta" etc. You can view some of the 17 odd definitions on this website. <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gully&f=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gully&f=1</a> As a side note, this site is someone's very humorous attempt at creating a dictionary based on slang terms. Its actually pretty accurate. Not sure how much you'd care, but a funny thought came to mind with your half Ned comment -- You're actually half hardcore or half gangsta. That's probably more than I will ever be. :-) My last comment (see: Are you a Ned?) should’ve actually been made here. How wierd is that, I was just going to send you to urbandictionary.com. I’ve pasted my previous message below:

You might be interested to know that your last name is actually a slang term. (Well kind of) “Gulley” or “Gully” means a couple of things in the hip-hop world. Its usually runs along the lines of meaning “hardcore” , “gangsta” etc.

You can view some of the 17 odd definitions on this website.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gully&f=1

As a side note, this site is someone’s very humorous attempt at creating a dictionary based on slang terms. Its actually pretty accurate.

Not sure how much you’d care, but a funny thought came to mind with your half Ned comment — You’re actually half hardcore or half gangsta. That’s probably more than I will ever be. :-)

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