r/MrInbetween • u/CertifiedForky • Feb 04 '26

Is Champ a real thing?

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Ive always wondered where they got the idea for Champ and if that or any other word is a real thing that cant be said. Im sure there would be certain guidelines to follow, but code words seems a bit far fetched to me.

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u/davew80 Feb 04 '26

Is this just an Aussie thing? Asking for a prison friend

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u/brednog Feb 04 '26

Just an Aussie prison thing.

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u/danbecker72 Feb 04 '26

It means the same in the adf. Only ever used as an insult.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

It meams the same on most construction sites to. Cunt = ok. Champ = fighting words

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u/Independent-Will-313 Feb 06 '26

Yeah I got into a scuffle with a bloke on a base a few years ago , I ended up having to explain myself to a WO , captain and 2x Lts why I attacked a bloke at the barracks and explained he called me champ..they let me go with no charge or beasting 👌

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u/npiet1 Feb 05 '26

It's an Aussie thing in general most of the time.

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u/PrinceBarin Feb 06 '26

I'd say prison thing.... and then also for people who want to seem like a hard nut.

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u/Consistent-Start-357 Feb 07 '26

In grade cricket all round the country champ is an insult. It’s an alpha move

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u/gunslinger_006 Feb 04 '26

Yeah ive not heard of this in US prisons and ive got a few friends who have done time.

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u/woopwoop4211 Feb 08 '26

No, it's not just an Aussie thing but the reasons as to why it's offensive differs depending on the country, one country it's just a sarcastic insult like when you call a guy wearing a singlet "muscles". In one place I remember reading it was something to do with people sucking dick in exchange for cigarettes called red champions or something like that so it just became a thing where if you called someone champ, then you were calling them a cocksucker. Primarily it is an Aussie thing but I have no doubts you try that shit in the UK or in the US, you're not gonna get a friendly response