lassey bugs

lassy-bug n During the summer there used to be little insects called "Lassey Bugs" crawling around the ground. We used to pick them up in our hands and say "Lassey Bug Lassey Bug give me some lassey. If you don't I'll kill your mother and father." One would expect to fi...

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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/51915
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/51915 2023-12-31T10:19:14+01:00 lassey bugs 1973/11/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51915 eng eng L Eileen Rickerts, Ms 71-118/24 Knight's Cove References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14818 L_14818_lassy-bug n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51915 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 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z lassy-bug n During the summer there used to be little insects called "Lassey Bugs" crawling around the ground. We used to pick them up in our hands and say "Lassey Bug Lassey Bug give me some lassey. If you don't I'll kill your mother and father." One would expect to find a little brown spot on his hand if the lassey bug obeyed. If not he would usually release him. DNE-cit JH 11/73 Used I Used I Used I molasses, lassy Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 10 Jul 2015 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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language English
topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
lassey bugs
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description lassy-bug n During the summer there used to be little insects called "Lassey Bugs" crawling around the ground. We used to pick them up in our hands and say "Lassey Bug Lassey Bug give me some lassey. If you don't I'll kill your mother and father." One would expect to find a little brown spot on his hand if the lassey bug obeyed. If not he would usually release him. DNE-cit JH 11/73 Used I Used I Used I molasses, lassy Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 10 Jul 2015
format Manuscript
title lassey bugs
title_short lassey bugs
title_full lassey bugs
title_fullStr lassey bugs
title_full_unstemmed lassey bugs
title_sort lassey bugs
publishDate 1973
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51915
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 L
Eileen Rickerts, Ms 71-118/24
Knight's Cove
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14818
L_14818_lassy-bug n
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