“janney”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

janney

释义

janney Newfoundland.|ˈdʒænɪ|
Also janny, jenny, johnny.
[Prob. var. Johnny, Johnnie.]
A Christmas mummer in Newfoundland. Hence as v. intr., to act as a janney; to dress up as a janney.
1896Jrnl. Amer. Folklore IX. 36 Old teaks and jannies, boys and men who turn out in various disguises and carry on various pranks during the Christmas holidays.1925Dialect Notes V. 335 Johnnies, Christmas mummers. Also jennies.1964Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics Fall 44 At Christmas time it was usual for people to..‘janny up’—dress up as mummers.1969J. D. A. Widdowson in Halpert & Story Christmas Mumming in Newfoundland 218 Janneys ‘janney up’, but mummers ‘rig out’ or ‘dress up’.

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