prawn sandwich brigade

proper noun

People who attend association football matches (or other sporting events) primarily to enjoy luxury boxes and corporate hospitality, rather than to support a team.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKderogatoryPeople who attend association football matches (or other sporting events) primarily to enjoy luxury boxes and corporate hospitality, rather than to support a team.

Origin

Coined in the press in reference to a comment by Manchester United captain Roy Keane in 2000: "Away from home our fans are fantastic, I'd call them the hardcore fans. But at home they have a few drinks and probably the prawn sandwiches, and they don't realise what's going on out on the pitch."

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APA

prawn sandwich brigade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prawn%20sandwich%20brigade

MLA

“prawn sandwich brigade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prawn%20sandwich%20brigade. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prawn sandwich brigade,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prawn%20sandwich%20brigade.

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