janney-talk

janny n When the janneys come to a house they wish to visit, they open, without knocking, the storm-door, stick their heads inside the 'porch' and 'sing out': "Any janneys in tonight?" in the high- pitched, squeaky voice that janneys always use - 'janney-talk'...

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Summary:janny n When the janneys come to a house they wish to visit, they open, without knocking, the storm-door, stick their heads inside the 'porch' and 'sing out': "Any janneys in tonight?" in the high- pitched, squeaky voice that janneys always use - 'janney-talk'. [see 'cramp' talk, 'cramped' PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I 3 Used I cramp talk, cramped, janney, jenny, johnny, FOOL, MUMMER n., go out in the jannies, janny-night, janny-talk, jannie Checked by Adrian young on Tue 02 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 15 Jul 2015