The Oggy Oggy Oggy (or possibly Oggie Oggie Oggie) chant and its numerous variations are often heard at (primarily British) sporting events, political rallies and around Boy Scout and Girl Guide campfires. The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognized Scouting association in the United Kingdom. ...

The usual form of the chant consists of two groups, one shouting the word "Oggy!" and the other group shouting the word "Oi!" Often a single individual will shout "Oggy" and everyone else will shout the reply. The words are shouted according to the following pattern. Oi is a British and Australian working class slang word used to get someones attention, or to express surprise or disapproval. ...

Oggy Oggy Oggy!

Oi Oi Oi!

Oggy Oggy Oggy!

Oi Oi Oi!

Oggy!

Oi!

Oggy!

Oi!

Oggy Oggy Oggy!

Oi Oi Oi!

One possible theory for the origin of the chant stems from Cornwall. An Oggy is a slang term for a Cornish pasty and the tin-miners' wives would shout "Oggy Oggy Oggy" when delivering pasties to their husbands. The chant is also the chorus of a cornish folk song, and this seems the most likely origin. Motto: Onen hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Non-metropolitan county Region South West England Population - Total (2004 est. ... A Cornish pasty or Cornish pastie is a type of pie, originating in Cornwall, United Kingdom. ...

In the 1970s the Welsh folk singer and comedian Max Boyce popularised the chant in order to excite the crowd at his concerts. It then began to be adopted by Welsh Rugby union crowds at international matches. Soon it spread to rugby crowds at club level and eventually to many other sporting occasions at all levels. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Max Boyce - born 7 September 1945, is a Welsh comedian and singer, who came to national fame during the mid-1970s as a result of the phenomenal success of the Welsh rugby team of that period. ... Ireland v the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ...

When Margaret Thatcher came to power in Britain in 1979 a variation of the chant ("Maggie Maggie Maggie, Out Out Out!") was adopted by some of her opponents. The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British politician. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Maggie Out protest song was one of the popular songs sung during the Miners Strike, student grant protests, Poll Tax protests and other public demonstrations that fell within the time when Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ...

The actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, who comes from Wales, quoted the chant in her acceptance speech when she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the movie Chicago in 2003. Catherine Zeta-Jones as Elena in The Legend of Zorro. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Chicago is a movie musical released in 2002 about celebrity and money in Jazz age 1920s Chicago. ...

The chant has also spawned a variation used by Australian sporting crowds ("Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi! Oi! Oi!"). Aussie is friendly slang for Australian. The correct pronunciation is O-zee, IPA: . Pronouncing the word with a voiceless s in place of the voiced z is strongly frowned upon by Australians, and is considered a canonically North American error, along with such errors as pronouncing the last syllables of...

This past century, a Welsh folk singer named Max Boyce began using the call at his concerts. Boyce was also a big rugby fan, and through him the chant went on to become a Welsh rugby club cheer. The English later picked it up, changing it from "oggie" to "Ozzie," in honor of a soccer player named Peter Osgood.

The Australians picked it up either when their sporting teams visited Britain, or when the Brits toured Australia. Either way, down here, it's only recently gained popularity. Maybe that's why some instigators actually manage to confuse the sequence, and stop midway through.