heard them chanting it
2006-11-15 22:20:02 · 15 answers · asked by Michael B 3 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
Tottenham has a large Jewish community and a "yid" is a nickname for a Jewish Person.
2006-11-15 22:21:52 · answer #1 · answered by bluenose 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes, Jewish - sadly some moronic football followers think all Spurs fans are Jewish - quite a few are!
Nothing wrong with that at all but those of small brain say yid as an insult & apply it to all Tottenham fans, jewish or otherwise.
Alan Sugar is Jewish obviously & that compounded the "yiddish" myth.
I actually grew up a Tottenham fan & most of my friends were to but none of them were Jewish. I'm still a long suffering Spurs fan!!! I hate prejudice & racism but the guys calling out "yid" sadly fall into that category.
Treat them with the contempt that their ignorance deserves.
2006-11-15 22:57:40 · answer #2 · answered by frankobserver 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Yid" is derogatory racist word used against Jews, and is very offensive.
I dont understand why the police dont arrest people who use this word in public..they would not be allowed to use similar words like "n*g*r.
Oh , and Tottenham is NOT a predominantly jewish area as anyone who has ever been there will tell you....it is largely an Afro-Carribbean and Turkish area.
2006-11-16 00:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Spurs have a history of large support, both financially and sporting, from the Jewish community, hence the nickname the Yids
2006-11-15 22:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by RRM 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A "yid" is slang for a Jewish individual. Sometimes it's used as a derogatory term, so it's good to be careful about the context in which you use it.
2006-11-15 22:27:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
four by two's, havn't heard that one, tis funny.
Sorry, distracted. Tottenham football ground is situated in a mainly Jewish area, Yid is a nickname for a Jew.
2006-11-15 22:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by Spoonraker 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Ahh! Now I know what the name means! I read questions by someone called Yid Army and I wondered what it was all about.
2006-11-15 22:29:15 · answer #7 · answered by jeeps 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well everyone above has answered it but athough we use it as a chant, idiots who dont support spurs use it as an insult.... Which is actually quite racist so if you dear hear someone using it like that.... Give em a slap!
Most arsenhole fans use it!
2006-11-15 23:33:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
It's short for yiddish,the language spoken by their Jewish fans.
2006-11-15 22:22:57 · answer #9 · answered by kerrie h 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Everyones right.but traditionaly it was supported by the Jewish community.and the club was founded by Jewish men.its not specifically that nowadays its supported by Jewish people.its where the origins of the club came from.
WHO LET THE YIDS OUT WHO WHO WHO WHO WHO!!!
2006-11-16 02:39:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋