Oggy oggy oggy

Slang Term British ★★★★☆ Common Casual
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Meaning: Chant for pasties/encouragement (Cornwall).

肉馅饼的叫卖声/加油口号(康沃尔)。
Grito para empanadas/ánimo (Cornualles).
パスティの掛け声/応援チャント(コーンウォール)。
패스티를 외치는 구호/응원 챈트 (콘월).

'Oggy' is Cornish slang for a pasty. 'Oggy oggy oggy, oi oi oi' became a famous chant, originally a Cornish miners' call for pasties (lunch), later adopted as a general encouragement chant at events.

'Oggy'是康沃尔俚语中肉馅饼(pasty)的意思。'Oggy oggy oggy, oi oi oi'成为了著名的口号,最初是康沃尔矿工叫午餐(肉馅饼)的吆喝声,后来成为活动中普遍使用的加油口号。
'Oggy' es argot de Cornualles para una empanada (pasty). 'Oggy oggy oggy, oi oi oi' se convirtió en un cántico famoso, originalmente el grito de los mineros de Cornualles para pedir empanadas (almuerzo), y después se adoptó como un cántico general de ánimo en eventos.
「Oggy」はコーンウォールのスラングでパスティ(ミートパイ)を意味する。「Oggy oggy oggy, oi oi oi」は有名なチャントになり、もともとコーンウォールの鉱夫がパスティ(昼食)を呼ぶ掛け声だったが、後にイベントでの一般的な応援チャントとして広まった。
'Oggy'는 콘월 속어로 패스티를 뜻한다. 'Oggy oggy oggy, oi oi oi'는 유명한 챈트로, 원래 콘월 광부들이 점심(패스티)을 부를 때 쓴 구호였으나 나중에 행사에서의 일반적인 응원 챈트로 자리잡았다.

Examples

  1. Oggy oggy oggy!' 'Oi oi oi!
    Oggy oggy oggy!Oi oi oi!
    ¡Oggy oggy oggy! ¡Oi oi oi!
    オギーオギーオギー!オイオイオイ!
    오기 오기 오기! 오이 오이 오이!
  2. Get your oggy here.
    来买肉馅饼
    Compra tu empanada aquí
    パスティはこちら
    패스티 여기 있어요.
  3. Traditional Cornish oggy.
    传统的康沃尔肉馅饼
    Empanada tradicional de Cornualles
    伝統的なコーンウォールのパスティ
    전통 콘월 패스티.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒgi/

Usage Guide

Context: pasties, chanting, Cornwall

Tone: enthusiastic, traditional

✓ Do Say

  • Oggy
    肉馅饼
    empanada
    パスティ
    고기 파이
  • Oggy oggy oggy
    口号
    cántico
    オギーオギーオギー
    오기 오기 오기

✗ Don't Say

  • Now wider chant but Cornish origins
    现在是广泛使用的口号,但源于康沃尔
    Ahora es un cántico más amplio pero con orígenes de Cornualles
    今では広く使われるチャントだがコーンウォール起源
    지금은 널리 쓰이는 챈트이지만 콘월이 기원

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Origin & History

'Oggy' from the Cornish word for pasty. Miners' wives would call 'Oggy oggy oggy' to announce pasties were ready, and miners replied 'Oi oi oi.' The chant spread to sports and events.

Etymology: From Cornish for pasty

First recorded: Cornish mining tradition

Cultural Context

Era: Mining origins, spread 20th century

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Sports chanting; Cornish identity

Regional notes: Cornish origin, now wider British.

Story & Trivia

The oggy chant became internationally famous through British sports. What started as Cornish miners' pasty call became a general British encouragement chant, though its origins are often forgotten.

Variations

OggyOggy oggy oggy

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