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Wally is a British English expression referring to a "silly or inept person",〔("wally" ) Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 6 September 2013.〕 which later developed into an umbrella term for "vulnerable individuals".〔 According to Oxford Dictionaries Online, it possibly originated at a pop festival in the 1960s when, on hearing the name being announced many times over a loudspeaker, the crowd took it up as a chant.〔 The cry was picked up by others and led to random shout of "Wally" being heard at rock concerts all over Britain.〔Nigel Ayers. (Where's Wally ), Retrieved 2009-01-26〕〔Although Nigel Ayers claims 1969, most other sources claim it was at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival (see Further reading).〕 In 1974 a group of new age travelers were encamped near Stonehenge, to help hinder the process of eviction by the landowners they all gave their name as Wally of Wessex, "Wally being a conveniently anonymous umbrella for vulnerable individuals".〔Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition. ''wally, ''n.2'' citing "1974 Times 8 Aug. 2/4"''〕 ==See also== * John Doe * Karen Eliot * Open pop star 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wally (anonymous)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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