herbert

herbert

See also: Herbert

English

Etymology

From the name Herbert.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɝbɚt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɜːbət/
• Hyphenation: her‧bert

Noun

herbert (plural herberts)

1. (slang, punk subculture) A working-class youth.
   • 2000, John King, Human punk

     […] everything was busy now with the usual mix of herberts, and because this was Brunel University there was a lot of students, the sort who wouldn't normally go see a punk band […]

   • 2007, Bobby Smith, Margaret Oshindele-Smith, One Love Two Colours

     Because of my appearance, I was accosted by a couple of spotty herberts on the way […]

   • 2007, Paul Marko, The Roxy London WC2: A Punk History

     I was a proto-hippy in '66 - '67 and by about August '67 the bandwagon jumpers, the media and all manner of assorted herberts had turned up to spoil everything.

Anagrams

• Berreth