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boo n JW. Now you say here that a _Boo_ is a louse in the head or it's something in your nose.Now is it always in the plural? Is it always _Boos_? You said here,actually,' a _Boo_.' Can can you get hold of one of these.? N. Well you could have a _Boo_ in your head. You'd have _Bo...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/8548 2023-12-31T10:19:34+01:00 Boos xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8548 eng eng B Evelyn Norman (Dark Cove,Gambo) T F 10-67 = F313 = C355, 67-31 (Dark Cove,Gambo) References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4836 B_4836_boo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/8548 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 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z boo n JW. Now you say here that a _Boo_ is a louse in the head or it's something in your nose.Now is it always in the plural? Is it always _Boos_? You said here,actually,' a _Boo_.' Can can you get hold of one of these.? N. Well you could have a _Boo_ in your head. You'd have _Boos_ in your nose! JW. Yeah. So. N. I think you do.I think.just say you JUST SAY YOU'VE GOT _a Boo_ in the nose. JW. Yeah. So you could have it either way? Now what about these other funny words that I've heard,like _Bully-boo_? Have you heard that before? N. Yeah. JW. What does that mean? N. Well you.'You look like a _Bully-boo_! ' you know,if your hair is all a mess or you're dressed shabbily. JW. Nothing.Yeah,so noxxxxx .nothing scarey about it,anyway? N. No. JW. It just means something peculiar-looking or.? N. Yeah. JW. What about _Boo-baggers?_ N. I don't know that. JW. Never heard of those. Do you remember anything else about _Bully-boos_? N. No. just that probably you.if you were dressed shabbily.OR you don't take .you don't take xxxxxx pains over appearance,you know,your mother might say,'Well,you look a _Bully-boo_! ' See cited quotation. Yes 1207 J. WIDDOSON [check] Used I and Sup Used I 2/3 Not used _Boo_, _Boos_, _BULLY-BOO_,_BOO-BAGGER_ Phonetic transcripts appear throughout quote, but are not reproduced here (database cannot reproduce necessary symbols). Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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boo n JW. Now you say here that a _Boo_ is a louse in the head or it's something in your nose.Now is it always in the plural? Is it always _Boos_? You said here,actually,' a _Boo_.' Can can you get hold of one of these.? N. Well you could have a _Boo_ in your head. You'd have _Boos_ in your nose! JW. Yeah. So. N. I think you do.I think.just say you JUST SAY YOU'VE GOT _a Boo_ in the nose. JW. Yeah. So you could have it either way? Now what about these other funny words that I've heard,like _Bully-boo_? Have you heard that before? N. Yeah. JW. What does that mean? N. Well you.'You look like a _Bully-boo_! ' you know,if your hair is all a mess or you're dressed shabbily. JW. Nothing.Yeah,so noxxxxx .nothing scarey about it,anyway? N. No. JW. It just means something peculiar-looking or.? N. Yeah. JW. What about _Boo-baggers?_ N. I don't know that. JW. Never heard of those. Do you remember anything else about _Bully-boos_? N. No. just that probably you.if you were dressed shabbily.OR you don't take .you don't take xxxxxx pains over appearance,you know,your mother might say,'Well,you look a _Bully-boo_! ' See cited quotation. Yes 1207 J. WIDDOSON [check] Used I and Sup Used I 2/3 Not used _Boo_, _Boos_, _BULLY-BOO_,_BOO-BAGGER_ Phonetic transcripts appear throughout quote, but are not reproduced here (database cannot reproduce necessary symbols). |
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