Gams

gams _Gams_ - legs - If my boyfriend and I are out for a drive he will probably say "There's a fine pair of gams" if he sees a girl with nice legs. This could happen at any time. He said it because he admired a pair of legs and was trying to make me jealous. He meant what he said but...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30609
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/30609 2023-12-31T10:15:20+01:00 Gams image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30609 eng eng G 37 71 - 111 Marie Loveys 19 U.C. St. John's any time July 21/71 Emerson Barbour boyfriend mechanic 20 St. John's, St. John's U.C. While teenager in St. John's peer group - teenagers - males - many religions attending school References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15834 G_15834_gams http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30609 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z gams _Gams_ - legs - If my boyfriend and I are out for a drive he will probably say "There's a fine pair of gams" if he sees a girl with nice legs. This could happen at any time. He said it because he admired a pair of legs and was trying to make me jealous. He meant what he said but he said it amusingly as well to see if I would get irritated. legs Yes JW Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Gams
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description gams _Gams_ - legs - If my boyfriend and I are out for a drive he will probably say "There's a fine pair of gams" if he sees a girl with nice legs. This could happen at any time. He said it because he admired a pair of legs and was trying to make me jealous. He meant what he said but he said it amusingly as well to see if I would get irritated. legs Yes JW Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY
format Manuscript
title Gams
title_short Gams
title_full Gams
title_fullStr Gams
title_full_unstemmed Gams
title_sort gams
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30609
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation G
37 71 - 111
Marie Loveys 19 U.C. St. John's any time July 21/71 Emerson Barbour boyfriend mechanic 20 St. John's, St. John's U.C. While teenager in St. John's peer group - teenagers - males - many religions attending school
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15834
G_15834_gams
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30609
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