Talk:Anorak (slang)

The first paragraph and the second paragraph of this article seem to be contradictory. Does the word stem from offshore radio enthusiasts or train spotters? TastyCakes 17:31, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

"In British slang, anorak has come to mean "geek" or "nerd", ... and then by extension to refer to anyone with an unfathomable interest in detailed information regarded as boring by the rest of the population...." Oh dear, are they talking about us Wikipedians? Kevintoronto 20:42, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I think someone is just trying to get their slang term to catch on. --Spud

• Oh no, this is legitimate British slang. See Roy Cropper. Ground Zero | t 21:33, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

i've heard of the word "anorak" used in reference to a type of british music subculture. to be more specific, i somewhere read that the band "the pastels" was an anorak band. can someone with more knowledge confirm or deny this?

mention should be made, of its similarity to the word Otaku (in it's "geek" sense) --Quiddity 02:37, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Anorak is often used to refer to "twee pop". Someone more familiar with its origin should add to the article.

the offshore radio paragraph

is very poorly written. I couldn't understand most of it.

I ended up doing a huge cleanup of this page, it was a mess. --RJBrowning (talk) 00:44, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

I removed it entirely for the want of reputable sources. Radio Caroline DJ Andy Archer has put his diary for 1974 online here and while there's a mention of a visit by 50 fans on a ship on June 1, there is nothing which merits inclusion in this article. Petecarney (talk) 17:41, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Dubious

The "Anorak Nation: What is an Anorak?" does not appear to be a reliable source, more like a self-published blog. Petecarney (talk) 09:29, 18 July 2011 (UTC)