boo-man

boo n "I'll tell the boo-man on ye". This particular phrase was and still is used on young children to get them to obey a particular order. It was used especially around bedtime if a child wouldn't go to sleep. It is used in part by children who try to frighten other people. They...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9696
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/9696 2023-12-31T10:19:16+01:00 boo-man 1971/07/12 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9696 eng eng B 04 71 -107 KeLLy Mike 28 RC St. John's July 12/1971 Remembered from childhood Fox Hr. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 4864 B_4864_boo n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9696 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 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:37Z boo n "I'll tell the boo-man on ye". This particular phrase was and still is used on young children to get them to obey a particular order. It was used especially around bedtime if a child wouldn't go to sleep. It is used in part by children who try to frighten other people. They may jump from a hiding place and yell ,"boo!" It is Yes DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used Quote ends mid-sentence, but nothing is on reverse - card is pasted to an index card. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
boo-man
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description boo n "I'll tell the boo-man on ye". This particular phrase was and still is used on young children to get them to obey a particular order. It was used especially around bedtime if a child wouldn't go to sleep. It is used in part by children who try to frighten other people. They may jump from a hiding place and yell ,"boo!" It is Yes DICT CEN. Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 4 Not used Quote ends mid-sentence, but nothing is on reverse - card is pasted to an index card.
format Manuscript
title boo-man
title_short boo-man
title_full boo-man
title_fullStr boo-man
title_full_unstemmed boo-man
title_sort boo-man
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/9696
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 B
04 71 -107
KeLLy Mike 28 RC St. John's July 12/1971 Remembered from childhood Fox Hr.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
4864
B_4864_boo n
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