jannies

janny n The term [PT] (jannies) is also widely used to denote a person who goes mummering. "Jannies" is used instead of or as a synonym for "mummers" in this area, Yes PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit NOV 16 1965 W.J.KIRWIN Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used janney, jenny, johnny, FOOL, MUMMER...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/37702
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Summary:janny n The term [PT] (jannies) is also widely used to denote a person who goes mummering. "Jannies" is used instead of or as a synonym for "mummers" in this area, Yes PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit NOV 16 1965 W.J.KIRWIN Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used janney, jenny, johnny, FOOL, MUMMER n., go out in the jannies, janny-night, janny-talk, jannie Checked by Adrian Young on Wed 03 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 27 Jul 2015

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