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'''Who Dey''' is the name of a [[chant]] of support by fans of the [[Cincinnati Bengals]], an [[American football]] team, in use for over 25 years. The entire chant is: "Who dey! Who dey! Who dey think gonna beat dem Bengals?" The answer screamed in unison, "Nobody!" |
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Sometimes fans will instead shout "Who Dey" to represent the entire cheer. "Who Dey" is also the name of the team’s [[mascot]], a [[Bengal tiger]]. |
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==Origins== |
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The Who Dey chant's first known use was by fans of the [[1980_Cincinnati_Bengals_season|1980 Cincinnati Bengals]]. It is similar to the phrase "[[Who Dat?]]" used by the New Orleans Saints since 1983. The chant of “Who dat? Who dat say they gonna beat dem - - ” originated in [[minstrel shows]] and vaudeville acts in the late 1800s and early 1900s, then was taken up by jazz and big band folks in the 1920s and 1930s, then was adapted by Southern University and the public schools in New Orleans in the 1960s and 1970s. There is a long-standing debate over which fanbase originated the chant. |
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==References== |
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*[http://bengalsjungle.com/whodeyorigin.html Bengals history of the chant] |
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*[http://www.progressiveu.org/092025-history-of-who-dey-chant-for-the-bengals History of Who Dey] |
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*[http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/pikecracker/52661 Sporting News: a Saints fan side] |
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[[Category:National Football League mascots]] |
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[[Category:Cincinnati Bengals]] |
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Revision as of 21:56, 25 February 2010
WHO DAT SAY DEY GONNA BEAT THEM SAINTS
im a who dat baby and the browns are rubbish