boo-bagger/boo-begger

boo n Indirect . A77.32. Boo Beggar: This was a common expression, used as a very mild form of fear, but more often used as a means of explaining to a small child any mysterious sounds they might hear in the woods. They were also used to explain shadows cast by objects in the evening sun. Boo Beggar...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6449
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/6449 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 boo-bagger/boo-begger xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6449 eng eng B J.D.A.Widdowson, 1972, Verbal Social Control p. 289 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13501 B_13501_boo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6449 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 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z boo n Indirect . A77.32. Boo Beggar: This was a common expression, used as a very mild form of fear, but more often used as a means of explaining to a small child any mysterious sounds they might hear in the woods. They were also used to explain shadows cast by objects in the evening sun. Boo Beggars also inhabited any places where the woods were fairly thick. They were similar to Boo men and fairies. (Ireland's Eye) Q63B. A77.33 Boobaggers: people with a lot of hair. Used to frighten me when I was bad. (Summerford) Q63B. A77.34. Boo bagger - an old man after bad boys and See cited quotation. Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used This is the reverse of B_4895. This is the fifth in a seven-card series, from cards B_4891 to B_4897. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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boo-bagger/boo-begger
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description boo n Indirect . A77.32. Boo Beggar: This was a common expression, used as a very mild form of fear, but more often used as a means of explaining to a small child any mysterious sounds they might hear in the woods. They were also used to explain shadows cast by objects in the evening sun. Boo Beggars also inhabited any places where the woods were fairly thick. They were similar to Boo men and fairies. (Ireland's Eye) Q63B. A77.33 Boobaggers: people with a lot of hair. Used to frighten me when I was bad. (Summerford) Q63B. A77.34. Boo bagger - an old man after bad boys and See cited quotation. Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used This is the reverse of B_4895. This is the fifth in a seven-card series, from cards B_4891 to B_4897.
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title_short boo-bagger/boo-begger
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title_fullStr boo-bagger/boo-begger
title_full_unstemmed boo-bagger/boo-begger
title_sort boo-bagger/boo-begger
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation B
J.D.A.Widdowson, 1972, Verbal Social Control
p. 289
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13501
B_13501_boo n
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