_Patty Keefe_

paddy keefe a, av There is an interesting story behind the expression "You're _Patty Keefe_ to it" meaning, for example, that you made a close guess at something. The expression has been described as "a real Harbour Grace expression." It originated in a Family named Keefe in...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/62765 2023-12-31T10:16:46+01:00 _Patty Keefe_ 196x/01/03 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62765 eng eng P 93 67-21 Jean Verge, English 340, 19yr., Hr. Grace, Mrs. Harold Trainor, acquaintance, stenographer, 40-45 yr., Hr. Grace She heard it used when she was young, at Hr. Grace At Harbour Grace, Jan.3, 1967 Jan.7, 1967 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14962 P_14962_paddy keefe a, av http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/62765 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 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z paddy keefe a, av There is an interesting story behind the expression "You're _Patty Keefe_ to it" meaning, for example, that you made a close guess at something. The expression has been described as "a real Harbour Grace expression." It originated in a Family named Keefe in Bristol Hope. [Reverse] There was a man in the family named Patty, and this expression, used at first only within the family, came to be adopted by the communities around. DNE-cit DICT CEN. Colorful Expressions Proverbial Expressions P + dialect _Patty Keefe_ [see 'Paddy Keefe'] Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used "Newfoundland Folklore Survey" Reverse of card at P_14970. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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_Patty Keefe_
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description paddy keefe a, av There is an interesting story behind the expression "You're _Patty Keefe_ to it" meaning, for example, that you made a close guess at something. The expression has been described as "a real Harbour Grace expression." It originated in a Family named Keefe in Bristol Hope. [Reverse] There was a man in the family named Patty, and this expression, used at first only within the family, came to be adopted by the communities around. DNE-cit DICT CEN. Colorful Expressions Proverbial Expressions P + dialect _Patty Keefe_ [see 'Paddy Keefe'] Used I and Sup Not used 1 Not used "Newfoundland Folklore Survey" Reverse of card at P_14970.
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93 67-21
Jean Verge, English 340, 19yr., Hr. Grace, Mrs. Harold Trainor, acquaintance, stenographer, 40-45 yr., Hr. Grace She heard it used when she was young, at Hr. Grace At Harbour Grace, Jan.3, 1967 Jan.7, 1967
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14962
P_14962_paddy keefe a, av
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