good by
boy n "good by" -- A mispronunciation of "good boy". From my knowledge when during Christmas and other festive occassion old men would group together and sing old songs. They would always have to hold hands and tell each other that he was a good by. For the longest time hearing t...
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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1971
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4535 |
Summary: | boy n "good by" -- A mispronunciation of "good boy". From my knowledge when during Christmas and other festive occassion old men would group together and sing old songs. They would always have to hold hands and tell each other that he was a good by. For the longest time hearing this I thought they were saying good bye to each other for no apparent reason, but Yes DICT CEN. (Christmas) Used I and Sup Not used 2 Not used See B_13549 for reverse. |
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