a defensive action taken by a combatant who is being
kicked and beaten by a gang of hoodlums, a crawling fetal position, crawling on your knees and elbows with tucked head being protected by arms and hands. Named after the neighborhood of South
Boston (
Southie), MA, whose youth gangs were known for being street toughs and trouble makers. In street fights, they would set upon their foes in numbers, booting & stomping them as they tried to crawl to safety.