NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Scally

Scally is a derogatory slang term for a social subculture, similar to "chav", but with different origins. The term is commonly used across the north-west of England and particularly in Liverpool and Manchester to describe the unemployed working class, who have little or no education, and are involved in antisocial behaviour. Image File history File links Circle-question. ... A subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ... Look up chav, charva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 927 AD Area - Total 130... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... Manchester (pronounced ) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ...

Often romanticised through TV programmes like Brookside and Bread, the word 'scally' during the 1970s and 1980s meant someone who was a pioneer in fashion trends, and someone who was resourceful beyond his means with limited resources to begin with. During the 1990s the term started to be used to describe a yob or a hooligan. For other uses, see Brookside (disambiguation). ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Yob may refer to: Yobbo, a working class, adolescent, male Yob, a young ruffian or hooligan, particularly in the UK. Yob (band), a doom metal band from Eugene, Oregon YOB can beused as an abbreviation e. ... Ultras at FC Twente - SC Heerenveen in 2002 Hooliganism is unruly and destructive behaviour, usually by gangs of young people. ...

Etymology

The word's origins lie in Irish language. It is short for scallywag[1], which comes from an old Irish word for drudge or farmservant — sgaileog. It is a word which appears to be in common use within towns that have historic Irish communities, for example Salford, Warrington and Liverpool, where it is sometimes abbreviated to "scall". As one leaves the industrial belt of the Mersey and Irwell Valleys the word appears to have been replaced by chav. Percentage of Irish speakers by county; Northern Ireland is also included. ... Salford is a city in Greater Manchester in the north-west of England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... Ferry across the Mersey, June 2005 The River Mersey is a river in north-western England. ... The River Irwell is a river in the counties of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in England. ... Look up chav, charva in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Differences between the Scally and the Chav

The scally has a much more diverse and detailed history. In terms of stereotypical dress, scallies today (particularly in Liverpool) usually dress in tasteless oversized tracksuits particularly by Fila and cheap "over-the-top" trainers. Many wear Lowe Alpine mountain caps with ear-warmers in winter (also known as 'Lowies'), and some are known for tucking their trouser legs into their argyle socks, although fashion trends differ even between areas as close as Liverpool and Chester or Manchester and Bolton. This is all in contrast to the chav's stereotypical Burberry outfits and excessive “bling” jewellery An argyle sock The argyle (occasionally argyll) pattern is one containing diamonds in a diagonal checkerboard arrangement. ... A ladies Burberry handbag in the companys trademarked check pattern Burberry is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing and other apparel. ... Bling Bling is a 1999 hit hip-hop song by The B.G., featuring his Cash Money labelmates Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Turk, Baby, and Mannie Fresh. ... Amber jewellery in the form of pendants. ...

The Evolution of the Scally

Although the adoration of brand name clothing stems from the Northern Soul scene, it is generally regarded that the first scallies were supporters of Liverpool FC who stood on the Anfield Road Terrace end of their football stadium. The earliest occurrence of this new fashion trend was evident in the Spring of 1977 where Adidas Samba footwear and Adidas t-shirts became en vogue with the Liverpool youth. The Verve see A Northern Soul This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... {{Football club infobox | clubname = Liverpool FC | image = fullname = Liverpool FC | nickname = The Reds | founded = 1892 | ground = Anfield | capacity = 45,000 | chairman = D.R.Moores | Chief Executive Officer = R.N.Parry | manager = Rafael Benitez | league = FA Premiership | season = 2005-06 | position = FA premiership, 5th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000... Anfield (sometimes known as Anfield Road) is a football stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. ... The adidas Samba is an indoor soccer training shoe. ... Adidas AG (ISIN: DE0005003404) is a major German sports apparel manufacturer, part of the Adidas Group, consisting of Reebok sportswear company, Taylormade golf company, Maxfli golf balls, and Adidas golf and is the second largest sportswear manufacturer in the world. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ...

By the August 1977 Charity Shield game between Liverpool and Manchester United Liverpool fans were noticeable with their new look- compared to Mancunians and Londoners who still dressed in the typical airwear 1970s look accompanied by wearing the respective colours of their teams. The FA Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is an English association football trophy. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ...

By 1978 the 'Liverpool look' (it was rarely called scally back then) went overground and its 'look' was fed by travelling Anfield Road Enders who returned from Liverpool games in Europe with designer sports goods.

Young Liverpool entrepreneur Robert Wade Smith — then an employee for a Liverpool department store — noticed the endless demand for sports footwear in Liverpool — which at one time outsold London by three to one. Smith decided to open his own store and hired a van to bring back rare sportswear from Europe which were difficult to buy in the UK. Wade Smith today is a multi-million company.

Liverpool FC won their third European Cup in 1981 which was a watershed year for the scally.
1981 also saw the Toxteth riots in Liverpool and the economy stagnated and fuelled high levels of unemployment. All these factors along with Liverpool fans becoming bloated on success — saw Anfield attendances for football games drop. It also was the beginning of the end for the Liverpool scally. With the rest of the UK following the new trends now almost religiously and economic factors making expensive sportswear purchases illogical — Liverpool abandoned the scally scene and began to 'dress down' with a scruffy look. The Toxteth riots of July 1981 arose out of long-standing tensions between police and the black community in inner-city Liverpool, following on from the Brixton riots earlier in the year. ...

Typical of the contradictions that are associated with the scally during the 1980s was their penchant for golf (due to the brand name clothing that pervades the sport) and several 1970s supergroups including Genesis, Supertramp, and Pink Floyd.[2] Names, which can still be spotted as fading graffiti on Liverpool walls today —. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams of players strike a ball into a hole using several types of clubs. ... It has been suggested that Six of the Best be merged into this article or section. ... Supertramp is a British progressive rock band that had a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ...

During the 1980s the TV Character Damon Grant from Brookside came to epitomise the Scally of this era. Damon Grant was a fictional character in the UK Soap Opera Brookside, played by Simon OBrien from Episode one in 1982 until 1987 when the character left for York with his girlfriend, Debbie McGrath. ... For other uses, see Brookside (disambiguation). ...

The 1990s saw a pivotal change in the characteristics of the scally with national re-invention through the comedy sketches by Harry Enfield. His tracksuit-wearing characters "The Scousers", with their phrases such as "calm down, calm down!" and "eh, eh, eh!", gave the scally a perhaps unwelcome national media exposure that, ironically, the Liverpool youth began to imitate. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A tracksuit is an article of clothing consisting of two parts- trousers and a jacket. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ...

The 2000s also saw the development of the scallyfag (a variation on scallywag); gay or bisexual scallies (often self-identifying as straight or MSM).^{[citation needed]} GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... the quality or state of extending in one direction without turns, bends or curves; or being without influence or interruption the personal character of displaying honesty or fairness Straight, a poker hand containing five cards in sequential order a heterosexual person a type of punch used in boxing, also commonly... The three letter acronym MSM can refer to: Mainstream Media, often used in blogs Maastricht School of Management, in Maastricht, the Netherlands Manhattan School of Music, a conservatory in New York City Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University business school Master of science in management Masters of Sports Management...

References

Websites

Contents

Etymology

Differences between the Scally and the Chav

The Evolution of the Scally

References

Websites

See also