 | This article possibly contains original research. (March 2021) |
Eshay (/ˈɛʃeɪ/) is a slang expression associated with an Australian urban youth subculture that originated from Western Sydney in the late 1980s, but has brought into the mainstream since the late 2010s and the 2020s,[1][2]
In New Zealand, "hoodrats" are a similar subculture.[3]
- ^ Nathan Davies (14 May 2021). "From Bodgies to Eshays: Exploring the history of Adelaide's youth subcultures". The Advertiser.
- ^ Miles Proust and Bianca Farmakis. "Melbourne's eshay culture: Who are they and what do they do?". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Violent or just misunderstood? The rise of New Zealand's 'hoodrat' youth subculture". 23 September 2022.