jinker

jinker n A jinker is a person who just seems to bring bad luck. For instance, if a fellow comes to a town and it rains straight afterwards, they'll say, "He's a jinker. He brings the bad weather." [see 'jader'] Yes DNE-cit J. WIDDOSON Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Use...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/37486 2023-12-31T10:19:00+01:00 jinker xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37486 eng eng J Michael Yetman, T/C12 64-6 Tan R874 Coll. JW and Philip Tobin. WK? Feb 18 1964 St Mary's SMB References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13939 J_13939_jinker n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37486 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 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z jinker n A jinker is a person who just seems to bring bad luck. For instance, if a fellow comes to a town and it rains straight afterwards, they'll say, "He's a jinker. He brings the bad weather." [see 'jader'] Yes DNE-cit J. WIDDOSON Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I jinker-fish, jinxer, jader Checked by Adrian Young on Fri 12 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 10 Aug 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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description jinker n A jinker is a person who just seems to bring bad luck. For instance, if a fellow comes to a town and it rains straight afterwards, they'll say, "He's a jinker. He brings the bad weather." [see 'jader'] Yes DNE-cit J. WIDDOSON Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I jinker-fish, jinxer, jader Checked by Adrian Young on Fri 12 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 10 Aug 2015
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Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Michael Yetman, T/C12 64-6 Tan R874
Coll. JW and Philip Tobin. WK? Feb 18 1964 St Mary's SMB
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13939
J_13939_jinker n
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