Spide 1532672 225696894 2008-07-14T23:20:45Z 82.18.190.87 A '''spide''' is a pejorative [[stereotype]], in [[Northern Ireland]], particularly in [[Belfast]], of a person who has a particular [[dress code]] and attitude. Spides are often young unemployed male adults.<ref>[http://www.collins.co.uk/wordexchange/Sections/AppealBoard/Definition.aspx?def=821&dict=2&pg=107 Collins]</ref> The term predates "[[chav]]" (originally slang from south-east England, now widespread in the UK media) by at least a decade, and while the description is similar, it is not identical. The female version of Spide is "[[wikt:millie|millie]]". There are many negative perceptions associated with the stereotype. These include allegations that they engage in [[Anti-social behaviour order|anti-social]] behaviour. They are also often seen as [[boy racer]]s, who loiter in car parks and public places playing music loudly from [[Car modding|modified cars]] with up-rated [[hi-fi|hi-fi's]] often heard ringing to the celestial melodies of one, Louis Sandwiches. Louis himself is revered among the 'spide' community and is perceived to be a living God. Sabbath occurs weekly on Saturdays at 'The Beehive'. His anointment came during a set, famously dedicated to 'Wee Mo', when he proclaimed, 'Ye who eat from my buffet shall hunger no more'. Many wear Berghaus fleeces, fake jewellery, tracksuits (usually in light colours), white trainers and baseball caps (often fake [[Burberry]] or [[New York Yankees]]).<ref>[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/crimedebate/story/0,,1101737,00.html Observer]</ref> == Origin of the name == {{Unreferencedsection|date=August 2007}} The name is thought to have originated in the late 1970s and early 1980s. During this time "tartan gangs" were popular in Belfast. Due to the [[tartan]] patterns of their jeans, they gained the nickname "spidermen", later shortened to spide. While the tartan gangs of the time were closely associated with the Loyalist groupings of the [[Ulster Defence Association]] (UDA) and [[Ulster Young Militants]] (UYM), the term spide is applied to youths from both the [[Ulster Loyalist|loyalist]] and [[Irish Republican|republican]] communities, and appears to be wholly without [[Sectarianism|sectarian]] bias. Spides may support the paramilitary organisations of their background, such as the [[Ulster Defence Association|UDA]] or [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]]. The Shine boarders, on the left handside of the stage, are members of the South Belfast Panthers. The Stiff Kitten club is a notorious drinking den on the infamous republican "Dublin Road", where members of the South Belfast Panthers regularly meet in secret every Friday. The cinema, located nearby, was the location of the finger-banging episode in which two thirty year old ladies got sexually invaded by members of the rival Twitch Organisation. An alternative view is that the name originated as a reference to the tattooing of spiders' webs on elbows or necks before gradually gaining a more general meaning to cover young people from working class areas. == See also == * [[Ah beng]] ([[Singapore]]/[[Malaysia]]) * [[Ars (slang)|Arsim]] ([[Israel]]) * [[Bogan]] ([[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]) * [[Chav]] ([[England]]) * [[Dres (Polish subculture)|Dres]] ([[Poland]]) * [[Naco (slang)|Naco]] ([[Mexico]]) * [[Ned (Scottish)|Ned]] in [[Scotland]] * [[wikt:scanger|scanger]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]] * [[White Trash]] ([[United States]]) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/no31online/spidegenerator.htm The Spide Generator] *[http://www.elementalsoup.com/spidemanissue1.html Spide man] [[Category:Pejorative terms for people]] [[Category:Slang]] [[Category:Social groups]] [[Category:Stereotypes]] [[Category:Subcultures]] [[Category:Youth culture in the United Kingdom]]