_Scuse Pig_

Scuse Pig I heard this phrase in Dildo, Trinity Bay. It was used when somebody lurked. Instead of saying excuse me they say _scuse pig_. I also notice that at other times when it is appropriate to say excuse me then [reverse] they simply say excuse me. An example of this is when passing in front of...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54701
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/54701 2023-12-31T10:19:28+01:00 _Scuse Pig_ 1971/07/15 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54701 eng eng S 26 71-131 Kinsley Welsh 27 Islington Norma Pretty July 15/71 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 22491 S_22491_Scuse Pig http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54701 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z Scuse Pig I heard this phrase in Dildo, Trinity Bay. It was used when somebody lurked. Instead of saying excuse me they say _scuse pig_. I also notice that at other times when it is appropriate to say excuse me then [reverse] they simply say excuse me. An example of this is when passing in front of a person, leaving the table etc. The first time I heard "scuse pig" was when I jumped and my 12 year old sister in law said "scuse pig". I got angry with her because I thought she was calling me a pig. She got upset because she couldn't figure out why I was angry because what she said as she thought was the perfectly normal thing to say. Yes JW Not used Not used Withdrawn Nfld FOLKLORE SURVEY Reverse of card at S_22492 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
_Scuse Pig_
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description Scuse Pig I heard this phrase in Dildo, Trinity Bay. It was used when somebody lurked. Instead of saying excuse me they say _scuse pig_. I also notice that at other times when it is appropriate to say excuse me then [reverse] they simply say excuse me. An example of this is when passing in front of a person, leaving the table etc. The first time I heard "scuse pig" was when I jumped and my 12 year old sister in law said "scuse pig". I got angry with her because I thought she was calling me a pig. She got upset because she couldn't figure out why I was angry because what she said as she thought was the perfectly normal thing to say. Yes JW Not used Not used Withdrawn Nfld FOLKLORE SURVEY Reverse of card at S_22492
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title _Scuse Pig_
title_short _Scuse Pig_
title_full _Scuse Pig_
title_fullStr _Scuse Pig_
title_full_unstemmed _Scuse Pig_
title_sort _scuse pig_
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54701
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 S
26 71-131
Kinsley Welsh 27 Islington Norma Pretty July 15/71
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
22491
S_22491_Scuse Pig
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