Dundee Utd = Idiot

[70hibby]

Well according to the sun :thumbsup:

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2949068/Dundee-United-is-Nigerian-for-idiot.html

[Keith_M]

I suppose what's a fairly innocuous term in one country is an insult in another.

For example:
Jambo = Swahili for hello, scottish for Ars*h*le.

[basehibby]

I heard about this interview and had a good laugh about it - even funnier when you realise what's actually meant by it. Loved the following bit of the sun article in particular:

"According to legend, the term came about after the Terrors played several friendlies in Nigeria in 1972.
The tour was a disaster - and the term 'Dundee United' had been used ever since to describe someone of low intelligence among Lagos's Yoruba-speaking population"

[Bostonhibby]

With (allegedly) 3 million readers to choose from I cannae see why the Sun would want to pick on Dundee United in particular for a sweeping definition of the word.........:wink: