Gran's Sayings. CRASSNESS ALERT FOR #3.

[pronker]

My siblings and I are compiling odd things that our grandparents and parents said. Three of Gran's ([1900-1986], mother immigrated 1890 from Devon, England, father born and raised in Nebraska; she enjoyed Nebraska small town upbringing until 1936, when relocated to northern California forever) sayings baffle us. Would anyone else have heard of

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[ami_ven]

I'm from the US, outside Philadelphia, from an English/Welsh family - and I have never heard any of these words/phrases in any form.

[pronker]

Thanks for the swift reply. I'm going to assume that these were "Gran-isms" and likely let it go at that. They make for fun nostalgic trips for us all, though!

[orange_fell]

"Eskimo" in exactly that sense was used by Lillian Moller Gilbreth in the books about her life written by her children. She was born into a wealthy Californian family in 1878, and the books span the time period about 1903-1949.

[pronker]

Thank you so much. The timeframe seems right and although I'd read the book, it's been years. So Gran used the word in the way that Gilbreth did, how very interesting. :)