Eshay

Eshay (

Western Sydney in the late 1980s, but has brought into the mainstream since the late 2010s and the 2020s,^[1]^[2] partially due to News Corporation coverage.^{[citation needed}

]

In New Zealand, "hoodrats" are a similar subculture.^[3]

Description

The term can refer to individuals within the subculture, or to the subculture itself, and can have various other meanings in different contexts. The word "eshay" apparently derives from the Pig Latin for "sesh" (meaning drug or cannabis use session). The term "adlay" (/ˈædleɪ/), Pig Latin for "lad," refers to the same subculture.^[4]

Eshays, or lads, are often considered stereotypically

illegal drugs, pornography and social media.^[11]

Typical hangout areas for eshays include

shopping centres, pubs,^[12] streets and train stations.^[13]^[14]

"Gutter rap" (also known as "lad rap" due to its popularity among eshays) is a form of

drill rap. Rappers in this genre include Kerser and Onefour.^[15]

References

^ Nathan Davies (14 May 2021). "From Bodgies to Eshays: Exploring the history of Adelaide's youth subcultures". The Advertiser.
^ Miles Proust and Bianca Farmakis. "Melbourne's eshay culture: Who are they and what do they do?". Herald Sun.
^ "Violent or just misunderstood? The rise of New Zealand's 'hoodrat' youth subculture". 23 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tim Boyd (24 January 2020). "Inside the secret world of Millennial subcultures". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022.
^ Stephen Pham (2019). "Mundane glories". Going Down Swinging (40): 31–40.
^ "Do Eshays Live in Wyndham?". 4 October 2022.
S2CID 143188838
.

^ "Nike TNS: Australia's Most Fuck You Shoe". 8 May 2017.

^ "How the Nike Air Max Plus Became the Kingpin Down Under". Sneaker Freaker. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

^ "How this Nike sneaker stomped its way into Australian street culture". 7NEWS. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

^ Cross, Julie (29 January 2021). "Parents fear rise of eshay culture on northern beaches". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

^ "Eshays: Perth's modern day bogans dressed like tennis players". 2 January 2022.

^ "'Eshay' gangs targeting suburban train stations".

^ "'Eshay' roasted for train guard rant". news. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

^ "Red shoe ban raises question: 'What's an Eshay, bah?'". 9 January 2023.

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[1] Nathan Davies (14 May 2021). "From Bodgies to Eshays: Exploring the history of Adelaide's youth subcultures". The Advertiser.

[2] Miles Proust and Bianca Farmakis. "Melbourne's eshay culture: Who are they and what do they do?". Herald Sun.

[3] "Violent or just misunderstood? The rise of New Zealand's 'hoodrat' youth subculture". 23 September 2022.

[Boyd2020-4] Tim Boyd (24 January 2020). "Inside the secret world of Millennial subcultures". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022.

[Pham2019-5] Stephen Pham (2019). "Mundane glories". Going Down Swinging (40): 31–40.

[6] "Do Eshays Live in Wyndham?". 4 October 2022.

[Lill2014-7] S2CID 143188838
.

[8] "Nike TNS: Australia's Most Fuck You Shoe". 8 May 2017.

[9] "How the Nike Air Max Plus Became the Kingpin Down Under". Sneaker Freaker. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[10] "How this Nike sneaker stomped its way into Australian street culture". 7NEWS. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[11] Cross, Julie (29 January 2021). "Parents fear rise of eshay culture on northern beaches". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

[12] "Eshays: Perth's modern day bogans dressed like tennis players". 2 January 2022.

[13] "'Eshay' gangs targeting suburban train stations".

[14] "'Eshay' roasted for train guard rant". news. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

[15] "Red shoe ban raises question: 'What's an Eshay, bah?'". 9 January 2023.

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