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...
Format: | Manuscript |
---|---|
Language: | English |
Published: |
1975
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77923 |
id |
ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77923 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/77923 2023-12-31T10:19:02+01:00 wooge 1975/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77923 eng eng W Donna Stephenson 75-146 Victoria References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13525 W_13525_woolidge n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77923 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 1975 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:38Z 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 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
op_collection_id |
ftmemorialunivdc |
language |
English |
topic |
English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
spellingShingle |
English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador wooge |
topic_facet |
English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador |
description |
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 |
format |
Manuscript |
title |
wooge |
title_short |
wooge |
title_full |
wooge |
title_fullStr |
wooge |
title_full_unstemmed |
wooge |
title_sort |
wooge |
publishDate |
1975 |
url |
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77923 |
genre |
Newfoundland |
genre_facet |
Newfoundland |
op_source |
Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
op_relation |
W Donna Stephenson 75-146 Victoria References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13525 W_13525_woolidge n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77923 |
_version_ |
1786823719162740736 |