Ingerland

/ ˈɪŋɡəˌlənd /

noun

1. informal,  a jocular spelling of England, as pronounced in the chants of sports, esp football, supporters

Example Sentences

“Like The British Isles. So if we want The Ingerland, we would have to have more than one. Perhaps we could have one in the EU and one outside it. Like a controlled experiment.”

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Many in the crowd chanted “Ingerland, Ingerland, Ingerland,” and singing “God Save the Queen.”

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Of course, the vast majority of England fans had nothing to do with the trouble, though many still enjoyed the thrill of being part of an "invading army", bussed in huge convoys, flags waving to the ever-present backing track chant of "Ingerland".

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During a warm-up game at Wembley against Peru, home fans "were far more excited about throwing paper darts on the pitch than cheering the boys off across the Atlantic", says Mark Perryman, author of Ingerland: Travels With a Football Nation.

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Mark Perryman, author of Ingerland: Travels With A Football Nation, has heard it ever since he started following England in 1996.

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