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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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6731
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/6731 2023-12-31T10:19:05+01:00 bully-boos 1972/02/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6731 eng eng B Sheila Browne, 71-36/04 St. John's East References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 9746 B_9746_bully2 n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6731 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 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:24Z 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 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
bully-boos
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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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title bully-boos
title_short bully-boos
title_full bully-boos
title_fullStr bully-boos
title_full_unstemmed bully-boos
title_sort bully-boos
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/6731
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 B
Sheila Browne, 71-36/04 St. John's East
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
9746
B_9746_bully2 n
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