# "Brooklyn!" is the victory cry for snaps?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 7, 2006, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-is-the-victory-cry-for-snaps/367667 "2006-08-07T10:14:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-is-the-victory-cry-for-snaps/367667/1 "2006-08-07T10:14:00Z")

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Reading “Boondocks” recently, I was reminded yet again that when Huey scores a zinger off his little brother he yells “Brooklyn!” What is the origin of that? And can (should) I incorporate this into my everyday speech? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-is-the-victory-cry-for-snaps/367667/2 "2006-08-07T11:29:31Z")

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Nah, it’s Caesar who’s the snap-master. And he’s from Brooklyn. So when he wins he shouts out for his home town.

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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-is-the-victory-cry-for-snaps/367667/3 "2006-08-07T23:59:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Jonathan Chance]  
Nah, it’s Caesar who’s the snap-master. And he’s from Brooklyn. So when he wins he shouts out for his home town.  
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So I’m stuck yelling “Illadelph!”? ☹

Oh well.

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brooklyn-is-the-victory-cry-for-snaps/367667/4 "2006-08-08T01:36:24Z")

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People do that all the _freakin’_ time around here. But then again, I do live in Brooklyn.