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prawn sandwich brigade

prawn sandwich brigade proper noun: people who attend association football matches (or other sporting events) primarily to enjoy luxury boxes and corporate hospitality, rather than to support a team.

Proper noun

prawn sandwich brigade

  1. (UK, derogatory) People who attend association football matches (or other sporting events) primarily to enjoy luxury boxes and corporate hospitality, rather than to support a team.

Origin of prawn sandwich brigade

Coined in the press in reference to a comment by Manchester United captain Roy Keane in 2000: "Away from home our fans are fantastic, I'd call them the hardcore fans. But at home they have a few drinks and probably the prawn sandwiches, and they don't realise what's going on out on the pitch."

Questions about prawn sandwich brigade

What does prawn sandwich brigade mean?
Prawn sandwich brigade means people who attend association football matches (or other sporting events) primarily to enjoy luxury boxes and corporate hospitality, rather than to support a team.
What part of speech is prawn sandwich brigade?
Prawn sandwich brigade is a proper noun.

Words near prawn sandwich brigade in the dictionary

  1. prawn crackers
  2. prawn crisp
  3. prawn crisps
  4. prawn killer
  5. prawn killers
  6. prawn sandwich brigade
  7. prawn toast
  8. prawn toasts
  9. prawned
  10. prawner
  11. prawners

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