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They were often racers hoping to come out on top at the track thanks to Porsche’s reputation for nimble handling and reliability. While Rebel fans incorporate the saying into everything from sporting events to weddings and funerals, it's become synonymous with Ole Miss among the national media.In the early days of the marque, even casual observers saw Porsche buyers as a breed apart. Some of the random places I've received an unsolicited "Hotty Toddy" include Walt Disney World, Augusta National at the Masters, New York City, the Las Vegas Strip, and even a Target in Auburn, Alabama of all places.įrom "Roll Tide" to "War Eagle" to "Hotty Toddy," it's the seemingly small things that come together as a whole to make the SEC such a tradition-rich conference. It only takes seeing an Ole Miss logo or design on a shirt, hat, etc., for a fellow Rebel to proudly say, "Hotty Toddy." In return, the other person proclaims a warm "Hotty Toddy." While it's commonplace to hear "Hotty Toddy" in the Grove and at Ole Miss games, what's special to Rebel fans is how much further the saying extends past athletics. 'Hotty Toddy' is the spirit of Ole Miss." He's spot on, as the cheer embodies the spirit of the school.

For students, fans and alumni, it is a greeting, cheer and secret handshake all rolled into one. It's no different than an Alabama fan saying "Roll Tide" or a Texas A&M fan shouting "Gig' em Aggies."ĮSPN's Doug Ward wrote, "'Hotty Toddy' has no real meaning, but it means everything in Oxford. Outside of being part of the answer to the question "Are You Ready?," "Hotty Toddy" is also a way one Ole Miss fan greets another. Most importantly, it's the answer to "Are You Ready?" Today, only the spelling is different than it was in 1926. In the newspaper that day, the following words appeared:Įver since the first print appearance in 1926, the Ole Miss cheer has just been passed down from generation to generation of Rebels fans. Southwest Virginia slang had supposedly turned this into Highty-Tighty.Īctually as an official Ole Miss reference, the first documented evidence of the phrase (then written as "Heighty! Tighty!") appeared in a Novemcopy of the student newspaper, The Mississippian. Supposedly the drum major had dropped and then recovered his baton while rendering a salute in front of the reviewing stand and someone in the crowd yelled hoity-toity. The origin of the name has been hotly debated for years - some claimed it was part of a cheer, others claimed it sprang from a trip to Richmond where the Corps and Band marched in honor of Field Marshal Foch, the supreme allied commander of WW-I. The Virgina Tech Regimental Band website states:īy 1919, the Regimental Band began to be known as the Highty-Tighties. While The Highty Tighties didn't officially receive their name until 1919, the regimental band actually dates back to 1892.

To many Rebel fans, the possible Virginia Tech connection may be a surprising one.

That's right, there's no concrete answer that explains what "Hotty Toddy" truly means.Īmong some of the more popular "suggestions" of origin floating around are that it was developed after the Virginia Tech Regimantal Band called The Highty Tighties, derived from a cheer used throughout World War II, associated with the description of a warm alcoholic drink or a term that referred to the perceived sentiment of the Ole Miss student body.