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'''Janner''' can also to refer to a farmer, with a 'janner' being a stereotypical view of a farmer or person who lives in the countryside. Example: "That janner's got some fine cows!" |
'''Janner''' can also to refer to a farmer, with a 'janner' being a stereotypical view of a farmer or person who lives in the countryside. Example: "That janner's got some fine cows!" |
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When '''janner''' is used to describe a stereotypical person from [[Plymouth]] it generally has negative or pejorative connotations. Stereotypically, a janner is often clothed in poor quality clothing bought from the city's indoor market, combined with a large selection of very cheap 'gold' jewellery; a janner might live on state benefits and maintains three or four young children fathered by different men met on nights out drinking [[White Lightning]] [[cider]] at the ''Jester's'' night club in [[Plymouth]]'s Union Street. Within Plymouth itself, these stereotypes are usually assigned to the area known as [[Swilly]], and [[chav]] culture. The '''janner''' accent and mannerisms include westcountry phrases |
When '''janner''' is used to describe a stereotypical person from [[Plymouth]] it generally has negative or pejorative connotations. Stereotypically, a janner is often clothed in poor quality clothing bought from the city's indoor market, combined with a large selection of very cheap 'gold' jewellery; a janner might live on state benefits and maintains three or four young children fathered by different men met on nights out drinking [[White Lightning]] [[cider]] at the ''Jester's'' night club in [[Plymouth]]'s Union Street. Within Plymouth itself, these stereotypes are usually assigned to the area known as [[Swilly]], and [[chav]] culture. The '''janner''' accent and mannerisms include westcountry phrases "Where ?" "Where ?"; but of late there has been a creeping in of [[Estuary English]], "brother" becomes "bruvver" and "Plymouth" becomes "Plymuff". |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 16:37, 7 October 2005
Historically, janner is a British slang term used to describe a person who lives within sight of the sea. More recently, the term has evolved to describe a person from the city of Plymouth in south-west Devon, and the dialect and accent of that person. Janner is to Plymouth what Scouse is to Liverpool.
Janner can also to refer to a farmer, with a 'janner' being a stereotypical view of a farmer or person who lives in the countryside. Example: "That janner's got some fine cows!"
When janner is used to describe a stereotypical person from Plymouth it generally has negative or pejorative connotations. Stereotypically, a janner is often clothed in poor quality clothing bought from the city's indoor market, combined with a large selection of very cheap 'gold' jewellery; a janner might live on state benefits and maintains three or four young children fathered by different men met on nights out drinking White Lightning cider at the Jester's night club in Plymouth's Union Street. Within Plymouth itself, these stereotypes are usually assigned to the area known as Swilly, and chav culture. The janner accent and mannerisms include westcountry phrases; "Where is it?" becomes "Where he be to?"; but of late there has been a creeping in of Estuary English, such that "brother" becomes "bruvver" and "Plymouth" becomes "Plymuff".