Big Boo

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4929

boo n A69.1. When a parent (usually the mother) said to the child who was tormenting her or who was engaged in some other mischief, "I'm going to tell the Big Boo to come and carry you away if you don't stop that" the kid, since he knew that he was doing something he shouldn't do, thought of him as some great monster that would probably kill him or hurt him in some way. (Dover) Q67-776. Indirect . A69.2. I remember Big Boo very distinctly. I'm not sure if I was ever told he would chase me if I was a bad girl, but somehow he became a very real part of my existence. How to describe him? Well, he was big, infinitely big, all black and with sharp teeth. And of course he ate little girls, curls and all. I heard my friends talking about the Boogey man but I wasn't at all afraid of him. In fact, I think he kind of amused me. But Big Boo, whatever he was, he terrified me! Even the thought of him sent shivers down my spine. (Wesleyville) Q63B. See cited quotation. Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used This is the reverse of B_4889.