bully-boos
bully2 n When the dandelion flowers have gone to seed, they are called "bully-boos". If they are blown around by the wind and get in a person's hair, Miss R. says that that person is said to"look like a bully-boo", in comparison to the dandelion. . . . The word "bully&q...
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| Language: | English |
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1972
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6731 |
| Summary: | bully2 n When the dandelion flowers have gone to seed, they are called "bully-boos". If they are blown around by the wind and get in a person's hair, Miss R. says that that person is said to"look like a bully-boo", in comparison to the dandelion. . . . The word "bully" is pronounced to rhyme with the word "wooley". See cited quotation. DNE-cit JH 2/72 Used I Used I Used I Source appears in DNE I as C 71-36 |
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