Re: Mackerel snappers

Blue Sow wrote:
I encountered the term 'mackerel snappers' while watching TV last night. It was used in a way that seemed to make it similar in meaning to 'god botherers'.

I can manage to see a link between 'mackerel' and the old fish symbol but 'snappers'? I am not sure what that would mean in this context.


Does anyone have any ideas about this? It is not mentioned in SOED so I have no idea if this was an original usage.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel_Snapper

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