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The result was redirect to Hello Sailor. Sandstein 08:45, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, sailor[edit]

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A short definition of a neologism, and the primary reference of notability is Hello Sailor (novel), which can just stand on its own. ZimZalaBim talk 20:50, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • It used to be longer... Kind regards, Grueslayer 07:34, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Whatever else may be wrong with this article it is certainly not about a neologism. This was a commonplace phrase when I was growing up in the 1960s and had nothing to do with any novel. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:02, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep. It gets dozens of page views daily. The plethora of cultural references make it interesting. While there isn't a New York Times piece on the totemic status of the phrase, it appears to me to be noteworthy. Chumpih t 10:58, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete per WP:NOTDICT. Usage doesn't attract notability. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 20:59, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - no evidence for WP:GNG. the refs are not aboyut phrase but homosexualism at sea. Loew Galitz (talk) 00:10, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Less Unless (talk) 08:05, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Redirect to Hello Sailor. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:51, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I found sources for factoids linking this to Dick Emery, a Dudley Moore sketch, Julian and Sandy, the French word "prout", and a Captain Morgan advertising campaign. But I also found one source, an English professor at the University of Murcia, that said outright that xe wasn't aware of any serious study of the subject.
    • Walton, David (2000). "Britain through the Looking Brass". In Aguilar, M. José Coperías (ed.). Culture and Power: Challenging Discourses. Universitat de València. p. 258. ISBN 9788437044293. […] to my knowledge no one has yet offered a thorough-going analysis of the "hello sailor" style camp in British popular culture.
  • Uncle G (talk) 12:17, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Redirect to Hello Sailor as WP:ATD-R. Not enough coverage to meet GNG, but definitely a reasonable search term as Template:R from modification. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 13:24, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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