Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Scotland, slang, pejorative, offensive A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.
Etymologies
- Unknown. Widely believed to be short for "Non-Educated [sic] Delinquent" although this is in fact a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of ne'er-do-well, neanderthal, and some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy. Ostensibly unrelated to "Ned" as a diminutive of the personal name "Edward". (Wiktionary)
Examples
“But rather than hassle, this ned is just coming over to say, Haw, a'right rere, big man, by ra way.”
“Anderson leads Braves past Phillies in rain shortned tilt”
“BTW, a 'ned' in Scotland is like a 'chav' in England.”
“Mentawl wrote: We generally use the word "ned" (or Non Educated Delinquent) rather than "chav", but the effect is much the same.”
“I had one reader who told me he was reading it outside one day when a ned came up to him -- "ned" being Scots for ... um ... think as disenfranchised as you can get -- the juvenile delinquents from our equivalent of the projects, shell-suited gangs into Buckfast and hard drugs, petty theft and hassling strangers, the type of person that is to your average SF/Fantasy reader as a hyena is to a gazelle.”
“This morning, as maxine got up in the wee hours of the am, I heard her telling "ned" that he had to go back out into the living room. (because he was curled up sleeping on her pyjamas instead of on his blanket in his dogbed.”
“ned'/'chav', because, to them, it equals social acceptance, and - if they really break the rules - a higher status in their communities.”
“Hurry up Obamabots, you ned to explain this away before Oprah comes on or before the mailman comes with your check.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ned’.
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
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spicolli's Words
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Words that Describe Commoners, Their ...
Words that some fella' may use to describe me if they are lookin' to get a black eye.
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Words of the Times
Words discovered while reading The New York Times, each with a citation from the paper.
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Tweets
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yarb The teds or teddy boys were young British rock n' roll fans of the 1950's, attired in brothel creepers and drainpipe trousers.
A ned is quite a different thing, more or less the Scottish equivalent of a chav. I'm dubious about the acronym etymology asserted by sonofgroucho but stumped as to an alternative. Any ideas? Feb 4, 2010
dontcry Didn't they use the term "Teds" in England when the Beatles were coming of age? I think I remember that from the Lennon bio I read a while back. Feb 4, 2010
john “The drink is favored by young, rowdy men with a taste for making trouble — “neds,” they are called in Scotland.”
The New York Times, For Scots, a Scourge Unleashed by a Bottle, by Sarah Lyall, February 2, 2010 Feb 4, 2010
sonofgroucho Acronym for "non-educated delinquent". Scottish equivalent of "chav". Apr 1, 2007