LL-L "Traditions" 2005.04.01 (03) [E]

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From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2005.03.31 (09) [E/S]


Tom McRae wrote:
"My question friends is what's the origin of Huntygowk? In Scots a 'Gowk' is
three clowns short of a circus (eg Away Ye go Ye daft gowk Ye) but 'Hunty'?"

I cannot propose any meaning for _hunty_. However, here in Derry the term
_gack_ is still used (often in the adjective _gacky_) to mean "foolishly or
cloyingly embarrassing but well-intentioned", in much the same way as
Australian _dag_ and _daggy_ (i.e., _wat a gack_ "What a dag" ). Do you
reckon the two are related?

Go raibh maith agat,

Criostóir.

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From: Andy (Scots-Online) <andy at scots-online.org>
Subject: LL-L "Traditions" 2005.03.31 (09) [E/S]

Tom speirt:

> My question friends is what's the origin of Huntygowk ?In Scots a
> 'Gowk' is three clowns short of a circus (eg Away Ye go Ye daft gowk
> Ye) but 'Hunty' ?

Hunt the Gowk.

a fool’s errand, some one sent on such an errand.

Andy

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Traditions

_Gowk_ and _gack_ appear to be related to Dutch _gek_, Low Saxon _gek_
(<Geck>) and German _Geck_, all 'fool'.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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