quiet
quiet _Moider_"- This word means to pester or to torment by means of some sort of noise. To me this word always implies a lot of noise which leads to much confusion. This word has come down to me from my family and I often use myself in informal speech. For example is a group of smaller childre...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68254 |
| Summary: | quiet _Moider_"- This word means to pester or to torment by means of some sort of noise. To me this word always implies a lot of noise which leads to much confusion. This word has come down to me from my family and I often use myself in informal speech. For example is a group of smaller children are playing rather loudly in my presence one of my favourtie expressions is "Be quiet [PT] you're _moidering_ me Yes DICT CEN. JW Not used Not used Not used Newfoundland Folklore Survey |
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