"Holla, my lads . . ."
"--pray is one Miss Anville in any of them thing-em-bobs?"
This is the second use recorded in the OED of thing + meaningless sounds. It's from Evelina (1778). The first use was in 1751. And we still use these nonsense words today.
Holla.
This is the second use recorded in the OED of thing + meaningless sounds. It's from Evelina (1778). The first use was in 1751. And we still use these nonsense words today.
Holla.