Only minutes remain until the end of the match, the score is still unchanged, emotions are going through the roof, the fans are in incredible tension. And so the judge renders his verdict, and the stadium stands are “torn” by indignation, indignant shouts are heard: “Judge on the soap!” What does this expression mean, what is the history of its appearance? This will be discussed in today's publication. So let's get started!
Legacy of the Union
Each of us, at least once in a lifetime, has been given a happy opportunity to attend a football match, plunge into the atmosphere of excitement, merge into one crazy ocean of emotions and feel the triumph of victory! But in moments of disputes and conflicts, which are far from single in the history of football, the referee’s blunder can change the outcome of a seemingly already won tournament.
Today in the stands of the stadium you can hear unflattering expressions on this subject, the referee is often “watered” with abusive words. But there were times when fans more elegantly expressed their protest and indignation. During the Soviet Union, spectators at the stadium chanted an expression that reached us: “Judge by the soap!” What does a call of this kind mean? Note that the semantic message in this situation is clear to everyone - to remove the referee from the playing field and punish him for incorrect refereeing.
Version one: a little scary
What does “Judge on soap!” Mean? The history of the phrase goes back to the distant and difficult post-war years, when fat of animal origin was used for the production of soap. Times were not easy, the country rose from its knees after the devastation: according to rumors, not only pigs and cattle fat, but also homeless animals: cats and dogs were used to make soap. Someone whose childhood was in the post-war era, with jokes and jokes for disobedience and prank, threatened to send his pet to a soap factory. But a version of this kind is a little scary when you pick up a piece of laundry soap and with a trembling heart you realize that there are particles of Murka or Sharik ... And it gets even worse from the thought that this is a cute old woman - your roommate neighbor - once washed myself with such soap.
So what does a soap judge mean? Only one. Fans, giving an evaluation score to the referee, consider it so low that they point to its unsuitability, as if hinting that it is supposedly suitable only for processing. It sounds cruel and frightening.
Version Two: Borrowing
There is another version of the origin of the phrase “Judge on soap!”, Which involves the transformation of the expression “soap your neck”, simply speaking, calls for the arbitrator to be beaten, thus punishing him for incorrect refereeing. Moreover, some philologists managed to draw a parallel between the appeals of fans in foreign languages. A connection of this kind was discovered with the Polish phrase “judge’s mistake”, which, for the Russian man’s hearing, resembled the phrase “wash the judge”. So the second version of the origin of the phrase “Judge on the soap” arose, which means borrowing this “chant”, which apparently happened during a game of football with Polish teams.
Conclusion
In conclusion, summarizing what has been said, we note that the phrase “Judge on the soap”, which means showing dissatisfaction, even anger at the decision of the arbitrator, once again proves to us that a person who is captive of emotions can make a wrong decision. And once expressing it in a simple concise and even original form, it becomes an example to follow. But it is worth thinking about the meaning of the words spoken. What are imitations of? Is it to send a person for processing or to beat him? Yes, we sometimes hear swear words in the stands during the game. Yes, this is rude and wrong, but still it is an honest expression of your emotions and it is not a call for a fight or processing. It is possible that an ironic smile appeared on your face, because this is just a joke, but in every joke there is some truth. Perhaps it is not bad that some traditions remain in the past?