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((Short description|British slang for a young upper-class person))
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'''Rah''' or '''yah''' is a pejorative term referring to a stereotypical affluent young [[Social structure of Britain#Upper class|upper class]] or [[Social structure of Britain#Upper middle class|upper-middle class]] person in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>((cite news |author=Tom Meltzer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/mar/28/gap-year-spoof-youtube |title=The gap-year video spoof that went viral &#124; Technology |work=The Guardian |date=2010-03-28 |accessdate=2013-09-29 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002165100/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/mar/28/gap-year-spoof-youtube |archive-date=2013-10-02 |url-status=live ))</ref> The term "rah" originated as a contraction of "Hoorah Henry" (sometimes "Hoorah Henries and Henriettas"), a pejorative description of a social stereotype similar to the [[Sloane Ranger]] stereotype also recognised in the UK, though a rah is generally younger, typically around university age (18–25), and less associated geographically with London. The use of the term is likely to have been furthered by onomatopoeic correlation with the way in which those fitting the stereotype are perceived to talk, with the word 'rah' being associated with upper-middle class affluence since at least the early 1980s.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNHia4_HDyc#t=603s |title=The Young Ones (episode 1 series 2) Bambi part 2 |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2013-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031103245/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNHia4_HDyc#t=603s |archive-date=2013-10-31 |url-status=live ))</ref> An important feature of the rah stereotype is the enjoyment of an affluent/party lifestyle with excessive financial assistance from their parents.

At [[St Andrews]] and [[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]] the term more frequently used is 'yah'.<ref>((cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/883457.stm|title=St Andrews: Home to the well-heeled student|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=2000-08-17|accessdate=2019-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727232158/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/883457.stm|archive-date=2019-07-27|url-status=live))</ref> The use of the term 'yah', similarly, is likely to have been furthered by a perceived and much-parodied upper-class pronunciation of the word 'year' in the phrase 'gap year'.

==Characteristics of the stereotype==
Rahs stereotypically study at prestigious institutions such as [[Russell Group]] universities, having previously attended a [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] boarding or day school, or sometimes a [[grammar school]] or [[faith school]] in an affluent area. Another stereotype is that rahs have taken a [[gap year]], usually in Africa, South America, or South East Asia.

Certain clothing is often associated with rahs; mid-market names such as [[Jack Wills]] and [[Tom's Trunks]] are common. For girls, [[pashmina]]s, [[jodhpurs]], [[Ugg boots]], [[bell-bottoms|flares]] and [[cable knitting|cable-knit]] jumpers combined with scruffy hair arranged in a bun or drastic side partings are common. Boys are stereotyped with [[chinos]], [[board shorts]], [[boat shoes]], and sports team clothing. [[Gilet]]s (usually [[Schoffel]] ), quilted jackets, jogging bottoms, sunglasses, and flip-flops are common for both sexes. In colder seasons, [[British country clothing|country attire]] and outdoor wear is popular, especially brands such as [[Hunter Boot]] and [[J. Barbour & Sons]].

[[Rugby union]] and [[cricket]] are popular for male rahs. Other sports such as [[skiing]], [[Sailing (sport)|sailing]], [[rowing (sport)|rowing]], [[tennis]], [[Rugby Fives|Rugby]] and [[Eton fives]], [[canoeing]], [[fencing]], [[lacrosse]], [[polo]], [[shooting sports|shooting]], and [[yachting]] are also popular.

==In popular culture==
*The ''[[Gap Yah]]'' sketch, by [[The Unexpected Items]], features a typical rah.
*''[[Made in Chelsea]]''
*The Elvis Presley song "Poison Ivy League" performed in the 1964 movie ''[[Roustabout (film)]]'', contains the term ''rah-rah boys'' in several verses

==See also==
*[[Preppy|American prep]]
*[[Soc subculture]]
*[[Popular clique]]

==References==
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[[Category:2000s slang]]
[[Category:2010s slang]]
[[Category:Academic culture]]
[[Category:Academic slang]]
[[Category:Age-related stereotypes]]
[[Category:British slang]]
[[Category:Class-related slurs]]
[[Category:Social class in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Stereotypes of the middle class]]
[[Category:Stereotypes of the upper class]]
[[Category:Youth culture in the United Kingdom]]

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