fousty bologna

oh my garsh! who less-than-sign-numeral-threes folk dictionaries? raynor ganan, that’s who. here are some of the most obscene f-words that the dictionary of newfoundland and labrador has to offer.

• fairy breeze: a squall of wind on an otherwise calm day.
• fallish: the feeling of autumn in the air.
• firk: to scratch or dig gingerly, “the hen is firking the ground for a bit of seed.”
• flanker: a spark from a fire, ” the wind was blowing the flankers from the chimney across the harbor.”
• flick: a short distance away, “lewisporte is just a flick from here.”
• float: to shoot a seal in the throat so it doesn’t sink.
• floption: in a state of confusion
• flounce: let oneself fall into a lying position, “i was so tired when i came back from hunting that i just flounced on the bed.”
• founder: of a ship, to fill with water and sink.
• fourer: an alcoholic beverage or snack at 4:00 p.m.
• fousty: having a foul-smelling odor, “that bologna is starting to smell fousty.”
• fudge: to manage daily chores by oneself, “my wife is in the hospital having a baby so i have to fudge.”

a sapir-whorfian investigation (for those not in the know, whorf is the klingon from reading rainbow) yeilds the newfoundland zeitgeist: sailing, domestic drudgery and shooting seals in the throat so they don’t sink.