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ARAB, n. In pl. nickname for Dundee United Football Club; in sing. a Dundee United football club supporter.Sc. 1997 Daily Record 5 Apr 61:
Reid admits: I'm an Arab;
Dundee's acting chairman Malcolm Reid supports Dundee UnitedSc. 1997 Herald 25 Jul 23:
The Dundee United fans were quite over the Pyrenees at the prices of such things as beer, spirits, and cigarettes. ... "If I lived here," confided one Arab, "I'd be an alcoholic with a very bad smoker's cough."Sc. 2003 Daily Star 27 Oct 63:
"A lot of folk in Dundee know that I like United.
"I remember the Dens fans calling me a 'dirty Arab *******' during a game not long after I joined the club five years ago. But it was good-natured stuff."