Boo-man

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/10203

boo n JW.Let's talk about these individual[s] then now,seeing that we've got on to them. Normally a man would not be called a Boo-man,but he might be called a Bully Boo xx if he was,as you say,unruly-looking,if he was un- kempt and so forth - you wouldn't call that man a Boo-man? H. I think this is.this can be regional.I think pretty well just to meet .the.maybe in my house it would be.called a Bully boo [ ],you know,if he was completely unruly.But if he was a.maybe a real well-dressed chap,fearsome - but he's not as fearsome is.is the thing. He could be sort of well-groomed or something and. Still,after dark [ ] some(thing).knock on the side of the house or something, it could be.it's.it's the Boo-man [ ].But the Bully Boo [ ] was a fearsome guy. YES THAT'S. an' he wouldn't.probab -ly wouldn't bother to knock; just walk right on in!So you have to be in bed before he comes!! Unkempt Individuals Yes 529 [check] J. WIDDOSON Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used Boo-man. Bully boo etc. Phonetic transcriptions appear throughout quote; they are not transcribed here becuase the database cannot reproduce all symbols.