wooge
woolidge n - means "tangled and disorderly hair" or "take the hair off by force." .My grandparents and some neighbors use this term in both contexts. Usually, if our hair was messy, we would say, "What a wooge I got.".If we were mad at someone we might be overheard sayi...
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| Language: | English |
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1975
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77923 |
| Summary: | woolidge n - means "tangled and disorderly hair" or "take the hair off by force." .My grandparents and some neighbors use this term in both contexts. Usually, if our hair was messy, we would say, "What a wooge I got.".If we were mad at someone we might be overheard saying, "I'll wooge you!" This meant we would pull their hair off. DNE-cit JH 6/75 Used I Used I Not used wooge, woog, woodgy, woolage, wool |
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