Bear Hug

bear n Ghost kiss (1925) Bear Hug it was called in 1950's. My mother called it a ghost kiss in 1925 when she was working in Dunohy's Store. It refers to a man who hasn't shaves that day or has a beard and he rubs his beard over a girl's face. Of course the man and woman put their...

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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/8411 2023-12-31T10:19:27+01:00 Bear Hug xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8411 eng eng B Corner Brook, Gushue English 340, 67/68 Heard from Mrs. J. W. Gushue, mother, aged 61, of Corner Brook. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 10609 B_10609_bear n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8411 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 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:26Z bear n Ghost kiss (1925) Bear Hug it was called in 1950's. My mother called it a ghost kiss in 1925 when she was working in Dunohy's Store. It refers to a man who hasn't shaves that day or has a beard and he rubs his beard over a girl's face. Of course the man and woman put their arms a- round one another, at least in dad and mom's case. Dad used to say to me he was going to give mom a bear hug then he would put his arms around her and kiss her in the kitchen. Mom said there was one of her good male friends who used to give her a ghost kiss (bear hug) along with the other girl who worked in the store. Used I Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
Bear Hug
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description bear n Ghost kiss (1925) Bear Hug it was called in 1950's. My mother called it a ghost kiss in 1925 when she was working in Dunohy's Store. It refers to a man who hasn't shaves that day or has a beard and he rubs his beard over a girl's face. Of course the man and woman put their arms a- round one another, at least in dad and mom's case. Dad used to say to me he was going to give mom a bear hug then he would put his arms around her and kiss her in the kitchen. Mom said there was one of her good male friends who used to give her a ghost kiss (bear hug) along with the other girl who worked in the store. Used I Not used Withdrawn
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title Bear Hug
title_short Bear Hug
title_full Bear Hug
title_fullStr Bear Hug
title_full_unstemmed Bear Hug
title_sort bear hug
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genre Newfoundland
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op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
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Corner Brook, Gushue English 340, 67/68
Heard from Mrs. J. W. Gushue, mother, aged 61, of Corner Brook.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
10609
B_10609_bear n
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