shamin'
shamin' - meaning pretending to be asleep. Boyfriend living at my house this week. I went to call him this morning. It took a long time to get him up. I asked him how he could be so difficult to awaken. He said that he wasn't asleep at all that time at all but that he was only pretending t...
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| Summary: | shamin' - meaning pretending to be asleep. Boyfriend living at my house this week. I went to call him this morning. It took a long time to get him up. I asked him how he could be so difficult to awaken. He said that he wasn't asleep at all that time at all but that he was only pretending to be or shamin' to see what I'd do. (over) [Reverse] . . .I believe it must be an outport expression as his parents are from Bonavista Bay . . . Yes JW Not used Not used Withdrawn NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY reverse of S_22853 File names are written on the bottom corner. There isn't enough space in the further info on source for the whole section, the end portion is "Captain, Mother - Housewife _Bonavista Bay_" |
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