Is calling someone a Garyboy, G boy etc regional or nationwide?

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And very 90’s/00’s thing to say?

Would you know what ‘going for a Gary round the town in my car’ was?!

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I'm from the South West, and growing up, "G boy" was unfortunately a term used to call someone gay in a teasing fashion. "Oi, G boy!" Basically translated to "Oi, gayboy!" really derogatory sorry! Teen boys particularly seemed to love using the expression, and shouting "G!!!!" to affectionately greet their peers at the school gates was often heard. Wasn't used towards actual homosexuals as such, this was when "you're gay", "your mum's gay" etc was considered the ultimate insult, so was used among friends/siblings to gently mock eachother. This was in the 90's, things have obviously improved alot since then!

From Suffolk, my understanding is that Gary boys are boy racers.

Slightly on the huh.

I'm now going

I came on to say I've heard it, but then I grew up in Suffolk!

We used Gary Boy, but not going for a G.

cassini I know I think I might have to namechange too now!

.... and I just saw what you did . The Suffolk is deeply ingrained in me!

user that’s v Suffolk!

Name change for me too

Teen boys particularly seemed to love using the expression, and shouting "G!!!!" to affectionately greet their peers at the school gates was often heard.

Doesn’t it mean ‘gangster’ in that context? I’m also from SW. Who knows what they were on about anyway, neither particularly nice are they!

One of my friends called them Gary boys in the 90s and yes, she was from Suffolk! We knew them as Kevs in the Midlands.

Never heard it. West of Scotland

Never heard of it. I'd probably thing it was a homophobic slur to be honest.
I grew up in the west mids and they were called Kev's, Trev's or townies. Townies weren't the same as chavs. Not quite.

When I was a teen, we called townies Garys. Garys and Shaznays I believe. Northants. Dunno if it was a thing, or just my school.

Garrys were ecstasy tablets when I was growing up (Liverpool)

Barry boys (Bazzas) in Cambridgeshire and Shazzas were their gfs . I heard Gary boys in north Essex though.

Well this has been an education.

Yes Shazza definitely went out with Kev!

Definitely a Suffolk one! Gary boys on my town and Barry boys in the next one. Novas with alloy wheels hanging out on car parks - I seem to remember Haverhill being the Mecca for people going for a Gary...

I've lived in Kent, Hampshire, London and Nottinghamshire this is new to me

I think I'd call them boy racers or muppets personally

Doesn't make sense. You said a Gary is a townie so how can you 'go for a Gary' in your car?

very suffolk, loads of garyboys round my way, fiestas with twin exhaust pipes, huge sound systems, lowered suspensions etc, so hard up after doing up said cars they seem to spend most evenings parked up in out of town retail parks smoking weed.

^ thebabe So true! 😂

I'm not from Suffolk (I'm a Yorkshire lass) so never used the term 'Garys' they were Kevs and Tracys up here.

However anyone who had a massively souped up car literally then had no money and so would end up driving round town and sitting in the local supermarket car park. They weren't 24 hour back then so there was also a lot more room for practicing hand brake turns!

We also called them Kevs or Kevins, in Herts