bully-boo

bully2 n My mother, Mrs. L.E. LeDrew when listening to the radio heard a news report about a student who was seen wearing a "beatle wig" on Water Street. She laughed at the story and said - "He must have looked like a _bully-boo_." When asked what she meant she explained that a b...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4872
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/4872 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 bully-boo 1964/02/14 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4872 eng eng B 207 64-5 Mildred M. LeDrew, Housewife, age 50 Lawrenceton, Nfld Bevin R. LeDrew (Eng. 200HH) St. John's Feb. 14, 1964. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 9759 B_9759_bully2 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4872 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 1964 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z bully2 n My mother, Mrs. L.E. LeDrew when listening to the radio heard a news report about a student who was seen wearing a "beatle wig" on Water Street. She laughed at the story and said - "He must have looked like a _bully-boo_." When asked what she meant she explained that a bully boo was an ugly figure with a bushy appearance used to frighten children. These scary figures were used to keep children out of the dark. She reports that she has heard this expression in Lawrenceton, Twillingate, Englee, and St. Lawrence. I cannot recall having heard this expression before this occasion. See cited quotation. DICT CEN. rmh Used I Used I Not used Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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bully-boo
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description bully2 n My mother, Mrs. L.E. LeDrew when listening to the radio heard a news report about a student who was seen wearing a "beatle wig" on Water Street. She laughed at the story and said - "He must have looked like a _bully-boo_." When asked what she meant she explained that a bully boo was an ugly figure with a bushy appearance used to frighten children. These scary figures were used to keep children out of the dark. She reports that she has heard this expression in Lawrenceton, Twillingate, Englee, and St. Lawrence. I cannot recall having heard this expression before this occasion. See cited quotation. DICT CEN. rmh Used I Used I Not used
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title_full bully-boo
title_fullStr bully-boo
title_full_unstemmed bully-boo
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207 64-5
Mildred M. LeDrew, Housewife, age 50 Lawrenceton, Nfld Bevin R. LeDrew (Eng. 200HH) St. John's Feb. 14, 1964.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
9759
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