Quiff

quiff n "_Quiff_" is a word which in Hr. grace is not infrequently used in referring to a man's hat, commonly called a "quiff hat". However I learned from an uncle that this, in parts of the Maritimes Provinces, generally was known as a vulgar term for vagina,for. To call so...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1966
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67965
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/67965 2023-12-31T10:16:20+01:00 Quiff 1966/03/23 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67965 eng eng Q 136 66-9 William Kennedy Eng 340 Hr. Grace Uncle Office Manager 28 Hr. Grace mainland comparisons when he lived in Moncton at some bar, I think. March 23/66 CORRECTED References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13001 Q_13001_quiff n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/67965 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 1966 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z quiff n "_Quiff_" is a word which in Hr. grace is not infrequently used in referring to a man's hat, commonly called a "quiff hat". However I learned from an uncle that this, in parts of the Maritimes Provinces, generally was known as a vulgar term for vagina,for. To call someone a 'quiff' was the same as calling them a 'cunt." Any special kind of hat? A man' dress hat, made of felt, as a rule. DICT CEN. MAR 24 1965 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used 'kwif', 'queff hat', 'quiff hat' Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Quiff
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description quiff n "_Quiff_" is a word which in Hr. grace is not infrequently used in referring to a man's hat, commonly called a "quiff hat". However I learned from an uncle that this, in parts of the Maritimes Provinces, generally was known as a vulgar term for vagina,for. To call someone a 'quiff' was the same as calling them a 'cunt." Any special kind of hat? A man' dress hat, made of felt, as a rule. DICT CEN. MAR 24 1965 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used 'kwif', 'queff hat', 'quiff hat' Newfoundland Folklore Survey Card
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title_short Quiff
title_full Quiff
title_fullStr Quiff
title_full_unstemmed Quiff
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publishDate 1966
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genre Newfoundland
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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 Q
136 66-9
William Kennedy Eng 340 Hr. Grace Uncle Office Manager 28 Hr. Grace mainland comparisons when he lived in Moncton at some bar, I think. March 23/66 CORRECTED
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
13001
Q_13001_quiff n
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