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{{trope}}
Catch-all term for black gangsters in United Kingdom settings, although it originally applied to groups from the British West Indies (specifically Jamaica). The name comes from the common area courtyards found in Trenchtown, the impovrished housing project in West Kingston, Jamaica. While the term was originally used for all residents of Trenchtown, it later applied only to the large number of criminals and gang members that also lived there.
Nowadays Yardies come from all backgrounds as immigration policies have allowed people of all walks of life the opportunity to come to England and live in low income neighbourhoods.
Most of these guys are teenagers whose circumstances have dictated their life choices. They are often depicted in a negative light in media.
See [[Gang-Bangers]] for their American counterparts.
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''.
* Specifically referred to in ''[[Snatch]]'' when one character refers to minor character Lincoln as "A bad boy yardie". Lincoln seems to fall under the heading of the term being a catch-all for any black gangster.
* Arguably most of the main characters from ''[[Kidulthood]]'' and the sequel ''Adulthood'', and definitely Trife's uncle, Curtis.
* One of the gangs in ''[[Love Honour And Obey]]''
* ''[[Marked for Death]]''.
* The ''heroes'' in ''[[
== Literature ==
* Ranulph Fiennes wrote ''[[The Sett]]'', which is set amongst the Yardie drug wars of the 1980s.
* In ''[[
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Sherlock Holmes in
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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