_gouldos_
goolo (term used in chilren's games) PRONUNCIATION : first syllable rhymes with 'cool', second syllable is pronounced like the word 'doze'. My brother-in-law (now 19) remembers this being used in stead of the words 'goal' or 'home' in playing games such a...
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| Summary: | goolo (term used in chilren's games) PRONUNCIATION : first syllable rhymes with 'cool', second syllable is pronounced like the word 'doze'. My brother-in-law (now 19) remembers this being used in stead of the words 'goal' or 'home' in playing games such as _tag_. They would choose a ceratin tree or someone's doorstep, etc. and say "This will be gouldos This meant that a person was safe if they reached there without being caught by "it". The term was used in _any_ game requiring such a place. My brother-in-law thinks that it may be peculiar to St. John's (OVER) [reverse] since friends of his who grew up ouy side the city never heard the word before he mentioned it. My mother-in-law also remembers it being used in the same way when she was a child (in St. John's) about 40 years ago. JW Used I Not used [see 'goulose'] Folklore Survey |
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