_twacking_
twack v used 50 or 60 years ago to mean window shopping'. Of people who examined goods or asked prices, obviously without intending to buy, the clerk would say, "They're twacking." This particular information comes from a person who worked as a saleslady at Tucker's, Carbone...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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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/73517 |
| Summary: | twack v used 50 or 60 years ago to mean window shopping'. Of people who examined goods or asked prices, obviously without intending to buy, the clerk would say, "They're twacking." This particular information comes from a person who worked as a saleslady at Tucker's, Carbonear, in pre World War I days. Yes DNE-cit JH 3/72 Used I Used I Used I |
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