rory-eyed

rory-eyed a FOLK LANGUAGE: "_Rory-eyed_"[PT] Definition - mad; angry For example, if something were done to a person that he/she did not like, then we would say that he/she would get "rory-eyed" meaning that they would get very mad or angry. The word had a strong attachment with...

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Summary:rory-eyed a FOLK LANGUAGE: "_Rory-eyed_"[PT] Definition - mad; angry For example, if something were done to a person that he/she did not like, then we would say that he/she would get "rory-eyed" meaning that they would get very mad or angry. The word had a strong attachment with us in that we were careful not to make mad; angry Yes DICT CEN. JW Used Sup Used Sup 2 Used Sup NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY only a part of the quotation appears in the dictionary (starting at "she" in the second line and ending at the period in the third).