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Trevor writes:
> ....."peely-wally" (phonetically) meaning ill. I can't remember how
> ill this was, any translations from north of the border gratefully
> received.
Peelie-wally (wally pronounced as in Sally) = not very ill. Relates more
to sickly appearance.
Not sure of origin 'cos wally means robust, if lacking gracefulness.
Maybe peelie means pale, and peelie-wally means a pale version of health.
Unless my friends in Glasgow have a better idea?
> `gee-gee popo'. (a childhood term)
When my kids were wee they were always wanting me on all fours for
horsey-rides. Might they then have shouted 'gee-up, Pop'?
Alan Hyslop
Computing & IT Strategy
Management Executive, NHS in Scotland.
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