scoff
scoff n Scoff: A party held by young couples with as much secrecy as possible. Usually held late at night. The idea is to have the party with as little expense as possible. The meat was usually rabbit, and the cabbage and potatoes were usually stolen from a neighbours [sic] garden. Home brew was the...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58539 |
| Summary: | scoff n Scoff: A party held by young couples with as much secrecy as possible. Usually held late at night. The idea is to have the party with as little expense as possible. The meat was usually rabbit, and the cabbage and potatoes were usually stolen from a neighbours [sic] garden. Home brew was the drink. The party was generally a lively one. The neighbours next day would be anxious to find out "who had the scoff last night" JH APR 1971 DNE-cit used I and Sup used I and Sup Not used scaff DNE-cit, not used. |
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