Galway Boy Racer Lingo/Slang

GWCat

I don't know a single boyracer however i'm researching something at the moment and a small part of this research requires me to know some Boy racer lingo in the local area: Can someone tell me some slang commonly used by boyracers to refer to their cars, driving, speeding, you're average daily pedestrian harrassment etc,

I'd be grateful for any help

JohnCleary

GWCat wrote: »

I don't know a single boyracer however i'm researching something at the moment and a small part of this research requires me to know some Boy racer lingo in the local area: Can someone tell me some slang commonly used by boyracers to refer to their cars, driving, speeding, you're average daily pedestrian harrassment etc,

I'd be grateful for any help

lol wtf? Try the motors forum

Car = Car
Driving = Driving
Speeding = FLAT OUT!

workaccount

GWCat wrote: »

I don't know a single boyracer however i'm researching something at the moment and a small part of this research requires me to know some Boy racer lingo in the local area: Can someone tell me some slang commonly used by boyracers to refer to their cars, driving, speeding, you're average daily pedestrian harrassment etc,

I'd be grateful for any help

Come on out with your agenda?

Personally if your a journalist I say get down to tesco car park and interview them for yourself. Too many ill informed journalists around the place.

Do you really want to target a group with second hand information for your research/article? Do you think that will make you a good researcher? No.

JohnCleary

workaccount wrote: »

Do you really want to target a group with second hand information for your research/article? Do you think that will make you a good researcher? No.

Seems to suffice for Galway F***t :pac:

DRakE

If you find some lingo or slang can you research some slang for alcohol too?

Thx lol tb xx

Sponge Bob

GWCat wrote: »

I'm researching something at the moment

Drifting = what a Galway First 'journalist' is encouraged to do when they get the start, as in:

"Drift onto Boards.ie registration page, then register your ass and then start a thread asking what "Drifting" means"

biko

You probably be better off in Modified cars section
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=603

I would assume the boys here take their slang from UK http://www.boyracerguide.co.uk/guide.php or just use normal slang.
"Go on ya good thing" = "nice drift there Keith"

sgthighway

What this got to do with Galway City?????????

GWCat

Not a journalist, it's actually a character piece I'm working on and I've no intention of interviewing boyracer's in tesco car park. How will that go down, "Hello I want to ask some questions as I am writing a piece on Boy racers at the moment"
Reply: "F**k off!!!"
Yeah great idea. Anyway its mainly galway expressions I'm looking for so I chose Galway forum but I'll move this over to the motors forum, might be more helpful

Couldn't be any less helpful even if they were to reply in encrypted Swahili

JohnCleary

welcome to the Galway Forum

workaccount

GWCat wrote: »

Not a journalist, it's actually a character piece I'm working on and I've no intention of interviewing boyracer's in tesco car park. How will that go down, "Hello I want to ask some questions as I am writing a piece on Boy racers at the moment"
Reply: "F**k off!!!"
Yeah great idea. Anyway its mainly galway expressions I'm looking for so I chose Galway forum but I'll move this over to the motors forum, might be more helpful

Couldn't be any less helpful even if they were to reply in encrypted Swahili

Well duh if you went down and asked them like that! :rolleyes:

Go down and find out what makes them tick - write something interesting and fresh for a change. Give us an insight - who gives a f*ck or wants to hear anymore of the stereotypical sh*t we read every day anyway.

And just for the record I'm not a boy racer but I hate propaganda and ill informed journalism etc.

Seriously anyway if your going to write something about others that other people will read what gives you the right to potentially slander them or stereotype them with useless second, third, fourth hand information.

What's this character piece for?

biko

Is there even particular Galway expressions? Do you have any base for believing that? Do you have examples?

FYI, people regging onto boards and wanting information in the first post are usually treated as "suspicious until proven helpful".

PopeBuckfastXVI

Yes so you know for next time, be honest and up front about why you are looking for the info.

e.g.

Hello all I am an english student/journalist writing a piece on the boy racer subculture in Galway, I am wondering if anyone knows of any galway specific lingo relating to this subculture so I can make my piece as authentic as possible.

thank you.


This might get you a few more helpful responses. We've had lazy journo's coming round here before looking for anecdotes to fit their pre formed opinions. And we don't like doing other peoples work for them.

I can't find the thread now... it may have been deleted...

DeadSkin

PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »

e.g.

Hello all I am an english student/journalist writing a piece on the boy racer subculture in Galway, I am wondering if anyone knows of any galway specific lingo relating to this subculture so I can make my piece as authentic as possible.

thank you.

Me thinks you have given the lazy journos the perfect template :pac:

PopeBuckfastXVI

DeadSkin wrote: »

Me thinks you have given the lazy journos the perfect template :pac:

I live to give

workaccount

DeadSkin wrote: »

Me thinks you have given the lazy journos the perfect template :pac:

Well if they did come along and then there was an article in galway first a few weeks later we could get more stringent.

You know....photo identification, finger printing and the like.

kayos

You could just go read some of the modified motors web sites the likes of cruiseirl and a few others, years since I looked at any so I dont know whats still active.

But honestly just go down to tesco in a belt/mini-skirt and ask the lads they would be more than happy to help

DeadSkin

workaccount wrote: »

Well if they did come along and then there was an article in galway first a few weeks later we could get more stringent.

You know....photo identification, finger printing and the like.

Erm, ooookay!

Truck

"Keep her straight sideways"

"If in doubt diff her out"

workaccount

DeadSkin wrote: »

Erm, ooookay!

Can't take a joke :P

d-gal

Loud pipes save lives. My vtec blah blah BS is well souped

DeadSkin

workaccount wrote: »

Can't take a joke :P

Oh, I thought you were serious :pac:

workaccount

DeadSkin wrote: »

Oh, I thought you were serious :pac:

Erm, ooookay!

DeadSkin

workaccount wrote: »

Erm, ooookay!

LMAO

GWCat

Is it possible socalled boyracers or anyone of a younger generation speeding around in a car are influenced by MTV/american i.e 'pimp my ride' type terminology, car might ="wheels, or ride" and so fort

Or is car simply just a car

Come on now don't be shy, no shame in admitting you know some boyracers

workaccount

GWCat wrote: »

Is it possible socalled boyracers or anyone of a younger generation speeding around in a car are influenced by MTV/american i.e 'pimp my ride' type terminology, car might ="wheels, or ride" and so fort

Or is car simply just a car

Come on now don't be shy, no shame in admitting you know some boyracers

Emmm no. American car modifying is tasteless and completely different to styles used in Europe - maybe a select few idiots - You know the kind you see driving around in pink puntos with leopard skin seat covers. Havn't a clue why it's even exported to europe.

Or is a car simply just a car? Hmmm how thought provoking...not. What does that mean?

What is this piece for? I think personally this should be locked now as it's already been locked in after hours and motors.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2055359482
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2055359134

GWCat

workaccount wrote: »

Emmm no. American car modifying is tasteless and completely different to styles used in Europe - maybe a select few idiots - You know the kind you see driving around in pink puntos with leopard skin seat covers. Havn't a clue why it's even exported to europe.

Or is a car simply just a car? Hmmm how thought provoking...not. What does that mean?

What is this piece for? I think personally this should be locked now as it's already been locked in after hours and motors.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055359482
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055359134

Freedom of speech eh!
It's been locked there due to repetition, being new to the site I wasn't aware threads couldn't be repeated even if it were in other forums.
It's for a page long creative writing piece. I would have placed it in creative writing section but there's so little activity in there that it seems to have flatlined.


Anyway it should be locked soon as I've requested moderator to do so so I can reopen elsewhere
Oh the joys of repeated cynisicsm

workaccount

GWCat wrote: »

Freedom of speech eh!
It's been locked there due to repetition, being new to the site I wasn't aware threads couldn't be repeated even if it were in other forums.
It's for a page long creative writing piece. I would have placed it in creative writing section but there's so little activity in there that it seems to have flatlined.


Anyway it should be locked soon as I've requested moderator to do so so I can reopen elsewhere
Oh the joys of repeated cynisicsm

Repeated? I don't see that as the reason either of your posts were locked.

GWCat

workaccount wrote: »

Repeated? I don't see that as the reason either of your posts were locked.

Ok enlighten me

Well one was according to the moderator who locked it. The motors one was just tossed out.

iphone newbie

workaccount wrote: »

Or is a car simply just a car? Hmmm how thought provoking...not.

You are hilarious....not. See what I did there.

GWCat

Ok this is my first time ever dealing with a forum thread apart from the tech support ones for fixing the computer. I'm noticing a trend. Everyone has a dig at everyone else interesting behaviour. The information I seek assistance in goes unanswered. Maybe I'll change the character to a sad lonely man who sits at his computer all day writing in electronic forums, because he has no noticeable personality in the real world he has resorted to developing an electronic one. hmm I like that... maybe one day there'll be a powercut and his computer goes blank. What does he do then hmm...stare at the wall perhaps, alone in his room, his only movement is his blinking...Perhaps online he'll be known as 'Workaccount'

Robbo

GWCat wrote: »

Ok this is my first time ever dealing with a forum thread apart from the tech support ones for fixing the computer. I'm noticing a trend. Everyone has a dig at everyone else interesting behaviour. The information I seek assistance in goes unanswered. Maybe I'll change the character to a sad lonely man who sits at his computer all day writing in electronic forums, because he has no noticeable personality in the real world he has resorted to developing an electronic one. hmm I like that... maybe one day there'll be a powercut and his computer goes blank. What does he do then hmm...stare at the wall perhaps, alone in his room, his only movement is his blinking...Perhaps online he'll be known as 'Workaccount'

Look, it's nothing personal; it's just a common reaction to when someone signs up and there first few posts are looking for something without contributing. In particular on this Galway board, there's been a load of ingrate local journos soliciting opinions (and indeed stealing wholesale from threads here) which has made people a little wary of new users who are asking quite specific (and possibly loaded) questions.

PopeBuckfastXVI

GWCat wrote: »

Ok this is my first time ever dealing with a forum thread apart from the tech support ones for fixing the computer. I'm noticing a trend. Everyone has a dig at everyone else interesting behaviour. The information I seek assistance in goes unanswered. Maybe I'll change the character to a sad lonely man who sits at his computer all day writing in electronic forums, because he has no noticeable personality in the real world he has resorted to developing an electronic one. hmm I like that... maybe one day there'll be a powercut and his computer goes blank. What does he do then hmm...stare at the wall perhaps, alone in his room, his only movement is his blinking...Perhaps online he'll be known as 'Workaccount'

Are you sad and lonely seeing as you are on an internet forum?

Maybe you spend all day writing fictions about boy racers because you have no noticeable personality or friends in the real world so you resort to making up paper ones?

See how that can be turned around?

Now I suggest you take your ignorant prejudices and GTFO.

Sherifu

Didn't you have a thread in AH or some other forum too OP?

Take the hint...

JohnCleary

Sherifu wrote: »

Didn't you have a thread in AH or some other forum too OP?

Take the hint...

yeah but it was locked within minutes heh.. funny that

tristanc

I know no boy racers. But I can certainly make up some slang for you!

"Happy Meal" - Large family-sized sedan or mini van. IE "Dude! Let's gun it by the happy meal and make them leave a surprise on the seats!"

"Sliding the bullet through the snake hole" - speeding through two parked cars, removing a side mirrors but no other damage. Can be appreviated - ie 'Dude! Corky completely snake-holed that happy meal! Fat bitch is going to eat her knickers when she sees!"

"Scruffing" - Selling yourself for gay sex in order to earn money to upgrade your car. ie "Dude! Look at these new tires I totally scruffed all last night!"

"Flammuxed" - When your opponent nails you with a double whammy of both a Flame Cloud and a Oil Slick. "Dude! Corky totalled flammuxed me in that racist. I'm so burnt, I need to scruff some major upgrades!"

"Toaster" - Perjorative for Cylons. Considered racist by them. ie "Dude! Frakking Toasters!"

Yes I have work I should be doing. I'll get back to that now.

workaccount

iphone newbie wrote: »

You are hilarious....not. See what I did there.

Quite frankly I don't really care for any of your posts because they are non-contributing. You don't ever post your opinions on stuff here which makes you about as interesting as watching a kettle boiling.

You seem to enjoy sniding at the sidelines where your nice and safe - if you want to have an argument or don't agree with my posts I ask you kindly to post an reasonable response which I can reply back to. Perhaps you will influence me or I will influence you. Maybe we will have to agree to disagree. I don't really understand what your problem is.

GWCat

PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »

Are you sad and lonely seeing as you are on an internet forum?

Maybe you spend all day writing fictions about boy racers because you have no noticeable personality or friends in the real world so you resort to making up paper ones?

See how that can be turned around?

Now I suggest you take your ignorant prejudices and GTFO.

Hey don't take it personally, only rising ye, don't really mean it or believe it. Prejudices generally are based on ignorance although again they can be based on actual experiences which in turn people apply generalisations to. There is always going to be assholes in cars who think its funny to speed towards you when your on your bike. I wasn't looking for a stereotype, I was just looking for lingo, Perhaps the question would have been better phrased if I just looked for slang in general as applied to cars and allthings associated. Anyway that piece is complete now so i no longer need any assistance. it's been fun even if it was unproductive. Cheers

brianthebard

JohnCleary wrote: »

yeah but it was locked within minutes heh.. funny that

i reported it *proud* as one writer to another op-do your own fecking research.

PopeBuckfastXVI

GWCat wrote: »

Hey don't take it personally, only rising ye, don't really mean it or believe it. Prejudices generally are based on ignorance although again they can be based on actual experiences which in turn people apply generalisations to. There is always going to be assholes in cars who think its funny to speed towards you when your on your bike. I wasn't looking for a stereotype, I was just looking for lingo, Perhaps the question would have been better phrased if I just looked for slang in general as applied to cars and allthings associated. Anyway that piece is complete now so i no longer need any assistance. it's been fun even if it was unproductive. Cheers

I was talking about your attitude to internet fora members, not boy racers :pac:

GWCat

PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »

I was talking about your attitude to internet fora members, not boy racers :pac:

Yes I thought you might be which is why my answer dealt with both (note paragraph start)

And yes I'm still here, God these things are addictive

workaccount

GWCat wrote: »

Yes I thought you might be which is why my answer dealt with both (note paragraph start)

And yes I'm still here, God these things are addictive

Sure ya might aswell stick around now. Are you in college or what?

po0k

Thread closed at request of poster due to thread being moved/re-posted on a more appropriate forum.

The System, She Werks.