Words & TermsPeople and character
eshay
Also: eshay lad, lad, adlay
A young person associated with a recognisable urban street style and subculture.
In a sentence
The report treated eshay as a youth-subculture label, not a synonym for criminal.
Where it came from
Eshay emerged from Sydney street culture and is often linked with Pig Latin and words such as sesh. Its boundaries and connotations have shifted as the label spread nationally, so it should not be applied loosely to individuals.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Origin associated with Sydney street culture; now national