# Toejam Football Answer... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [May 17, 2001, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toejam-football-answer/65762 "2001-05-17T23:03:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mikell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Mikell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikell)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2001, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toejam-football-answer/65762/1 "2001-05-17T23:03:26Z")
I’ve always heard that toejam football is English slang for the sport rugby. Anyone else think this? ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2001, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toejam-football-answer/65762/2 "2001-05-18T00:49:49Z")
Cecil’s original column can be found at [What is “toejam,” as in “toejam football”?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_260a.html) I’ve never heard rugby referred to with the term, but I’m not particularly British. A fairly thorough Google search doesn’t show any toejam football/rugby connection, for what it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toejam-football-answer/65762/3 "2001-05-19T15:36:17Z")
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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2001, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toejam-football-answer/65762/4 "2001-05-19T15:43:03Z")
Toejam football = rugby? Because your toes can get jammed in someone’s face? Maybe one of our British dopers can enlighten us, but I’ve never heard that. A web search on pages containing “toejam” and “rugby” only found a bunch of pages listing computer games, since there are games with the word rugby and another computer game called Toejam and Earl. ---
**Author:** ![Mikell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Mikell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikell)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toejam-football-answer/65762/5 "2001-05-20T09:47:38Z")
Actually, I am British. Although it isn’t a well-used phrase, it has cropped up as being slang for rugby a couple of times. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2001, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toejam-football-answer/65762/6 "2001-05-20T16:46:15Z")
Mikell,it seems likeliest to me that the term got used for rugby because of the song, not the other way around. Is there any evidence of it being used before the Beatles? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toejam-football-answer/65762/7 "2001-05-28T05:24:57Z")
trimming my toenails tonight after a bath, and Dog #2 (the puppy one) jumps up on the bed. Sniffs the pile of toenail clippings. Excitedly picks up the biggest, stinkiest one and **chews** on it like a piece of gum, an expression of doggy delight on her goofy face. Currently, she’s licking all my toes, seeking out the best bits. Tell me again why we have dogs as house pets? :eek: :eek: :eek: