The New Brunswick Phrase Book

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The New Brunswick
Phrase Book
Old Sayings, Expressions and Odd Names of New Brunswick
Dan Soucoup
New Brunswick has its fair share of distinctive dialects and colourful
language. These New Brunswickisms are perplexing, hilarious and
downright fascinating. This handy book has captured the essence of the
province, the words and phrases that are so often heard but not always
understood or explained.
So lets all go dulsin and winklin' down at the wangan over at the
shimshack, or go breaking the jam. How about learning the difference
between a Richibucto goose and Shippagan turkey? You may also want
to set the dogs, find a twitching horse, go sparking, go sacking with the
Kennebeckers, or wait for the May run as long as there are no gawgaws or
swampers coming along. And be sure to try fly beer or cockaninny with
the hodge podge at the sit-down supper down river. But you have to watch
out for those dog-bark mariners because they can be right out of er.
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Fülszöveg

The New Brunswick
Phrase Book
Old Sayings, Expressions and Odd Names of New Brunswick
Dan Soucoup
New Brunswick has its fair share of distinctive dialects and colourful
language. These New Brunswickisms are perplexing, hilarious and
downright fascinating. This handy book has captured the essence of the
province, the words and phrases that are so often heard but not always
understood or explained.
So lets all go dulsin and winklin' down at the wangan over at the
shimshack, or go breaking the jam. How about learning the difference
between a Richibucto goose and Shippagan turkey? You may also want
to set the dogs, find a twitching horse, go sparking, go sacking with the
Kennebeckers, or wait for the May run as long as there are no gawgaws or
swampers coming along. And be sure to try fly beer or cockaninny with
the hodge podge at the sit-down supper down river. But you have to watch
out for those dog-bark mariners because they can be right out of er.
This informative and funny volume includes over 1,000 sayings, phrases,
descriptions and curious names that are listed in alphabetical order and
defined in plain English. While many New Brunswickers may know
about the Million-Dollar Pool, how many can say they are familiar with
Pull and be Damned Narrows or Petit Large? And then there's Peekaboo
Corner, Hole-in-the-Wall, Mistake Cove and Disappointment Lake.
Dan Soucoup is the author of Historic New Brunswick and Maritime Firsts. He
writes a column for the Moncton Times and Transcript called "Looking Back." Vissza