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English
Etymology
The etymology is unknown, but it is 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 term|ne'er-do-well, term|neanderthal, and some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy. "Ned" is a diminutive of "Edward", a personal name as well.
Category:Unknown etymology
Noun
en-noun
- context|Scottish English|slang|pejorative 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.
#*2007 italbrac|Scotland, RecordView? in Daily Record, 14 Feb 07, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, p. 8,
#*:The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk.
Synonyms
chav qualifier|England
charva qualifier|Northeast England
Scally qualifier|Northern England
Senga qualifier|Scotland
yob, yobbo qualifier|England, Australia
Norwegian
Alternative spellings
ner
Preposition
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Old English
Noun
infl|ang|noun|head=n�d
- alternative spelling of|nyd|nȳd|lang=Old English
Scots
Noun
sco-noun
- context|slang|pejorative|lang=sco #English|ned
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio|Sv-ned.ogg|audio
Alternative spellings
ner
Preposition
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fr:ned
pl:ned
ru:ned
fi:ned
sv:ned
vi:ned
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