>From the prior choyte thread, a few years ago, someone indicated the
origin of the term was onomatopoeic, akin to the clucking or cackle of
hens or the like.
best,
Sam
> And I thought it was simple:
> Go going Gan ganning (gannin)
> Cheat cheating Choyte choyting (choytin)
> Onomatopoeic or dialect or cheating?
> Neil
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> From: "Paul Gretton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 7:03 PM
> Subject: [NSP] choyte
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>> Colin wrote:
>>
>>
>> >>>Has anyone come up with the etymology of the word ' choyte'? I find
>> it being used as a shibboleth and fear >>>that if I refuse to
>> acknowledge it I will have my fingers cut off.
>>
>>
>> I wonder if it's a form of "cheat"? (Just a guess - languages are my
>> business, but admittedly not northeast dialects. ;-) )
>>
>>
>> Paul Gretton
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