Ghost kiss.

ghost Ghost kiss (1925) Bear Hug it was called in 1950's. My mother called it a ghost kiss in 1925 when she was working in Dunphy's Store. It refers to a man who hasn't shaved that day or has a beard and he rubs his beard over a girl's face. Of course the man and woman put their...

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Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/31410 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 Ghost kiss. image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31410 eng eng G W.G. Gushue English 340, 67/68 Corner Brook Heard from Mrs. J.W. Gushue, mother, aged 61, of Corner Brook. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16033 G_16033_ghost http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31410 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 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z ghost Ghost kiss (1925) Bear Hug it was called in 1950's. My mother called it a ghost kiss in 1925 when she was working in Dunphy's Store. It refers to a man who hasn't shaved that day or has a beard and he rubs his beard over a girl's face. Of course the man and woman put their arms a- round one another, at least in dad and mom's case. Dad used to say to me he was going to give mom a bear hug then he would put his arms around her and kiss her in the kitchen. Mom said there was one of her good male friends who used to give her a ghost kiss (bear hug) along with the other girl who worked in the store. DNE-cit DNE-cit Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Typed. Head used but not in this sense. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Ghost kiss.
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description ghost Ghost kiss (1925) Bear Hug it was called in 1950's. My mother called it a ghost kiss in 1925 when she was working in Dunphy's Store. It refers to a man who hasn't shaved that day or has a beard and he rubs his beard over a girl's face. Of course the man and woman put their arms a- round one another, at least in dad and mom's case. Dad used to say to me he was going to give mom a bear hug then he would put his arms around her and kiss her in the kitchen. Mom said there was one of her good male friends who used to give her a ghost kiss (bear hug) along with the other girl who worked in the store. DNE-cit DNE-cit Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Typed. Head used but not in this sense.
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title Ghost kiss.
title_short Ghost kiss.
title_full Ghost kiss.
title_fullStr Ghost kiss.
title_full_unstemmed Ghost kiss.
title_sort ghost kiss.
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31410
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
W.G. Gushue English 340, 67/68
Corner Brook Heard from Mrs. J.W. Gushue, mother, aged 61, of Corner Brook.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
16033
G_16033_ghost
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/31410
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