Re: Mackerel snappers

Richard Polhill wrote:
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

Thanks for the link Richard, I'll go to bed less stupid this evening
even if I had never heard this expression until the OP gave it. Being an
ex-'mackerel-snapper' myself I appreciate it all the more. I always
found 'left-footer' silly.


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