‘Ramsay’ now street slang for ‘knife’

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s name has become street slang for a knife, a court has heard.

Abdullahi Tarabi, 19, allegedly called out for a “Ramsay” to defend himself with when he was attacked on the afternoon of 11 April in Northolt, west London. The victim was chased down an alleyway by two boys, who stabbed him in the stomach, jurors heard.

Prosecutor Duncan Penny QC told jurors: “You will hear the audio recording shouting by the deceased. When you listen to it again you may think he can be heard shouting ‘Back the Ramsay, back the Ramsay’. The word Ramsay was used by Abdullahi and his friends to mean knife – as some sort of slang reference to the celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.” 0 Gordon Ramsay – name now used as street slang for a knife