Blaggard
black a This word means two things. (1) Dirty language directed toward sex with some of them having sexual connotations. (2) The person using these words is sometimes called a _blaggard_. The original name for such a person was black guard. (over) [reverse] This meant that a person was undesirable a...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/5302 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 Blaggard xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5302 eng eng B 25 71-131 Kinsley Welsh 27 Islington My father July 13/71 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 11218 B_11218_black a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5302 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z black a This word means two things. (1) Dirty language directed toward sex with some of them having sexual connotations. (2) The person using these words is sometimes called a _blaggard_. The original name for such a person was black guard. (over) [reverse] This meant that a person was undesirable and foulmouthed. I have heard this word used many times by my father when commenting on the _language_ used by certain individuals especially a first cousin of mine who was a true blaggard because every second word he used was a filthy one. I got the _black guard_ thing from Mr. Stanley Dawe of Old Shop. Yes DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Withdrawn but no stamp; "Nfld Folklore Survey Card"; reverse of card at B_11219 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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black a This word means two things. (1) Dirty language directed toward sex with some of them having sexual connotations. (2) The person using these words is sometimes called a _blaggard_. The original name for such a person was black guard. (over) [reverse] This meant that a person was undesirable and foulmouthed. I have heard this word used many times by my father when commenting on the _language_ used by certain individuals especially a first cousin of mine who was a true blaggard because every second word he used was a filthy one. I got the _black guard_ thing from Mr. Stanley Dawe of Old Shop. Yes DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Withdrawn but no stamp; "Nfld Folklore Survey Card"; reverse of card at B_11219 |
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B 25 71-131 Kinsley Welsh 27 Islington My father July 13/71 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 11218 B_11218_black a http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5302 |
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