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aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi

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Created by Gestalt > 9 months ago, 18 Aug 2010
Gestalt
QLD, 14627 posts
19 Aug 2010 12:50AM
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and it's origins.

The Oggy Oggy Oggy chant (alternately spelt Oggie Oggie Oggie), and its numerous variations, are often heard at sporting events, political rallies and around Scout and Guide campfires, primarily in Britain, Ireland and some Commonwealth nations.

Max Boyce popularised the phrase in the 1970s. It is also considered a Welsh institution. The origin of the phrase was as a means for Cornish pasty sellers to communicate to workers that it was lunch time. 'Oggy' is from the Cornish hoggan for a pasty.

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi

Oi", also spelt "Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie, Oi Oi Oi", is a cheer or chant often performed at Australian sport events. It is a variation of the Oggy Oggy Oggy chant used by both football and rugby fans in Britain from the 1970s onwards. It is usually performed by a crowd, uniting together to cheer for their national sports team or athlete. The alternate is for an individual to chant the line "Aussie, Aussie Aussie!" and the crowd to respond with "Oi! Oi! Oi!".

A chant of similar form, "Oggy Oggy Oggy", has been used by football crowds in Britain for decades.

Englishman Ron Knox claims to have used the "Oggy" chant while playing for the Box Hill Rugby Club in Melbourne in the late 1960s. Alternate versions of how it was introduced to Australia have also been claimed. [3]

The first use of "Aussie Aussie Aussie - Oi Oi Oi" was during the Seoul Olympics in 1988 when the Australian Women's Hockey team won gold. They trained at Aquinas College in Perth which has, for many years, had a war cry "Olie Olie Olie - Oi Oi Oi" which is lead by the traditional cheer leaders of the time the "Yob Squad". The hockey girls both adapted the war cry and chanted as well as made reference to the boys at Aquinas on television when they were interviewed after winning on national television. This chant was then adopted by the wider community in Australia.

KenHo
NSW, 1353 posts
19 Aug 2010 8:08AM
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Yup, we used it as our college chant in 1988 and 89.
We had a terminal "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII H !!" with a head-thump and on Uggh !!
Our college was International House".
Good times...................



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