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DBK
09-21-2009, 01:40 PM
I never knew it was already an insult.


Swiss referee Massimo Busacca, who took charge of last season's Champions League final, was handed a three-match ban on Monday for making an insulting gesture to fans who barracked him at the weekend.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=678394&sec=worldcup2010&cc=5901

Dictionary:

barrack 2 |ˈbɛrək| |ˈbarək|
verb [ trans. ] Brit. & Austral./NZ
jeer loudly at (someone performing or speaking in public) in order to express disapproval or to create a distraction : opponents barracked him when he addressed the opening parliamentary session | [as n. ] ( barracking) the disgraceful barracking which came from the mob.

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hangemhigh
09-21-2009, 02:08 PM
thanks for clearing that up.......:thumbsup:

patman
09-21-2009, 03:52 PM
:lol:

Fro
09-21-2009, 05:17 PM
:roll: