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On one occasion, it was hurled by the public at members of the [[football]] club, [[Delchester United]]. Once the side's play began to deteriorate in [[1977]], the phrase, "they're playing like a bunch of jessies", was heard in the club's stadium on game days. It indicated that the football players were weak and ineffectual men. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]'') | On one occasion, it was hurled by the public at members of the [[football]] club, [[Delchester United]]. Once the side's play began to deteriorate in [[1977]], the phrase, "they're playing like a bunch of jessies", was heard in the club's stadium on game days. It indicated that the football players were weak and ineffectual men. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]'') | ||
[[Category:Derogatory names and insults]] | [[Category:Derogatory names and insults from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:48, 26 February 2019
"Jessie" was an insult.
Astrolabus once branded the Sixth Doctor a "jessie" for not handing over the star charts he considered rightfully his. (COMIC: Voyager)
On one occasion, it was hurled by the public at members of the football club, Delchester United. Once the side's play began to deteriorate in 1977, the phrase, "they're playing like a bunch of jessies", was heard in the club's stadium on game days. It indicated that the football players were weak and ineffectual men. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game)
