johnnies

janny n A custom which the early colonists brought to Newfoundland was the 'mummers' or as they were known locally, 'johnnies'. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story JUN 1970 JH JUN 1970 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used janney, jenny, johnny, FOOL, MUMMER n., go out in the jannies, jann...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38193
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Summary:janny n A custom which the early colonists brought to Newfoundland was the 'mummers' or as they were known locally, 'johnnies'. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story JUN 1970 JH JUN 1970 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 Tue 02 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Mon 27 Jul 2015; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.

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