chummy thing

chummy1 n I've heard the following terms used at Sop's Arm by my parents and playmates; and at Jackson's Arm by my wife and her parents and friends. I've heard them used as far back as I can remember (around 1945). The terms are used by some- one when he can't remember , off...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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Summary:chummy1 n I've heard the following terms used at Sop's Arm by my parents and playmates; and at Jackson's Arm by my wife and her parents and friends. I've heard them used as far back as I can remember (around 1945). The terms are used by some- one when he can't remember , off hand, the correct name of an object, he may then call it a tin-a-bob, wossnim, chummy, chummy thing, do jigger, wad-he-call, watchy-call or ting-a-ma- jig. DNE-cit Used I Used I 3 Not used BUDDY, MACHINE, chummy-fella, chummy-call, ~ -jigger, ~ -thing Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 12 Oct 2015; card marked DNE-cit but not used

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