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  • noun soccer Supporters of Newcastle United Football Club, a football club in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Etymologies

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toon, local dialect word for town.

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Examples

  • Club fans, called the Toon Army, are also furious with ownership because of the resignation of beloved manager, Kevin Keegan.

    Richest Billionaire Soccer Club 2008

  • Club fans, called the Toon Army, are also furious with ownership because of the resignation of beloved manager, Kevin Keegan.

    Richest Billionaire Soccer Club 2008

  • Collectively, Pardew has worked wonders, winning round the Toon Army who were initially hostile to the appointment of another of Mike Ashley's "cockney mafia", by organising a cheap and cheerful team so effectively that it has gone almost unnoticed how the £35m received from Liverpool for Andy Carroll has not been spent, as promised, on reinforcements.

    Manchester United lose killer instinct while Dimitar Berbatov waits 2011

  • At St James 'Park his central defensive partnership with Titus "Bumble" Bramble provided the sort of comedy slapstick normally associated with The Chuckle Brothers – and the Toon Army found it just about as funny.

    World Cup 2010: Didn't he used to be rubbish? Oguchi Onyewu of the USA 2010

  • Newcastle might be a test because St. James's Park will be rocking this weekend since they will probably know that a win against the Cottagers will put the Toon Army safe.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Matt Johnston 2009

  • And the big-hearted Toon Army are continuing to support Shearer's chosen charity the NSPCC through the book "Wor Al: A Fans' Tribute To Alan Shearer" ISBN 0955218330, £7.99.

    Newcastle United's Toon Army continue fundraising effort for "Wor Al" Thatsnews 2006

  • And the big-hearted Toon Army are continuing to support Shearer's chosen charity the NSPCC through the book "Wor Al: A Fans' Tribute To Alan Shearer" ISBN 0955218330, £7.99.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Thatsnews 2006

  • Their decision was greeted furiously by the Toon Army, who had hoped the club's future would be built around the Gateshead-born player, and their mood was not improved when a replacement failed to arrive.

    Evening Standard - Home 2012

  • Toon Army, Newcastle, 15/04/2011 14:05 It would be nice for the Prime Minister to give us a list of our allies in the Middle East who have one family rulers whose people have no chance or choice of change, he could of course being consistent in his beliefs and let us know if he intends to educate these allies to change their ways, when he is finished with Libya.

    Evening Standard - Home Craig Woodhouse 2011

  • Enrique played his part in securing the club's Barclays Premier League status with a 2-1 victory over Birmingham on Saturday and was serenaded by the Toon Army, but he was giving little away about what may lie ahead for him afterwards.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

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  • Toon army is known as the best fans in the world. The loyal and passionate army of black and white clad Newcastle United fans who pack out St James Park (capacity 52,500) every other Saturday to watch their beloved Toon play.

    January 30, 2013