Why spurs yids

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View offers. The words come from the Yiddish term for Jew but are thought to have been taken up as an insult during the 20th Century, particularly during the time of Oswald Moseley's fascist movement in Britain in the s.

Chants of "Yids", "Yid Army" and "yiddos" are frequently heard in the home stands at White Hart Lane, with some Spurs fans saying they have reclaimed the word.

But Jewish groups have condemned the way it has been used , saying the word "must not be tolerated" by the club. The OED said it takes a historical approach, meaning it records the usage and development of words rather than prescribing how they are used.

These are always labelled as such," it said, in a statement. The OED said the reference to Tottenham reflected the evidence that the club was associated with the Jewish community and that the term was used as a "self-designation" by some fans.

It said the entry for "yiddo" was marked as "offensive and derogatory" and it would ensure the context was made clear in both definitions. The CST said the dictionary bore a "special responsibility to ensure that anti-Semitic or otherwise offensive terms are clearly marked as such". Simon Johnson, chief executive of the Jewish Leadership Council, which represents many British Jewish community groups, said: "This is a term of abuse with malicious anti-Semitic overtones.

Jewish Chronicle editor Stephen Pollard said the word was "not controversial among many of the Jewish Spurs supporters , such as myself, who are proud to be Yiddos".