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Thread #136860 Message #3129122
Posted By: Lady Nancy
05-Apr-11 - 01:02 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Childhood words for truanting?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Childhood words for truanting?
Here in the (old) West Riding of Yorkshire it was slammin', twaggin', and 'bunking off'.
Our word for "safe" was "barlow".
LN