keener

keener [slightly pejorative[ an ambitious person. I first heard it in the Canadian navy and was used to comment on a person who worked harder than the rest of us at polishing, etc. his uniform. e.g. "You spent six hours polishing those boots! What are you, a keener or something?" Somebody...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39022
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/39022 2023-12-31T10:18:57+01:00 keener 1973/12/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39022 eng eng K Simon Dawson, 12/73, Canadian Navy References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13567 K_13567_keener http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39022 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 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z keener [slightly pejorative[ an ambitious person. I first heard it in the Canadian navy and was used to comment on a person who worked harder than the rest of us at polishing, etc. his uniform. e.g. "You spent six hours polishing those boots! What are you, a keener or something?" Somebody out to get "browning points" [= brownie WK] JH 12/73 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Mon 10 Aug 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
institution Open Polar
collection 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
keener
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description keener [slightly pejorative[ an ambitious person. I first heard it in the Canadian navy and was used to comment on a person who worked harder than the rest of us at polishing, etc. his uniform. e.g. "You spent six hours polishing those boots! What are you, a keener or something?" Somebody out to get "browning points" [= brownie WK] JH 12/73 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Mon 10 Aug 2015
format Manuscript
title keener
title_short keener
title_full keener
title_fullStr keener
title_full_unstemmed keener
title_sort keener
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39022
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 K
Simon Dawson, 12/73, Canadian Navy
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13567
K_13567_keener
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