christmas box
christmas box n "_Christmas box_ on ye!". This is indeed a Christmas greeting meaning Merry Christmas and I hope you get lots of good things? It's a very common expression used by the older folks only in Fox Hr. It's said by most old people in a joyous and happy mood and even you...
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| Summary: | christmas box n "_Christmas box_ on ye!". This is indeed a Christmas greeting meaning Merry Christmas and I hope you get lots of good things? It's a very common expression used by the older folks only in Fox Hr. It's said by most old people in a joyous and happy mood and even young people are not surprised to hear this because their own relatives use it. The reaction by the young is a return complement of either _over_ [reverse] 1) Merry Christmas or 2) The same to you. There's a answer to this but given usually again by older people (70 and over) It is " Mine on top of yours!" Yes DICT CEN. DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 3 Used I Christmas box on you Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri Oct 09 2015; head word contains a hyphen; "Newfoundland Folklore Survey" card; Reverse side of C_14125 |
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