janneyn.
/ˈdʒani/, U.S. /ˈdʒæni/, Canadian English /ˈdʒæni/ Newfoundland.
A Christmas mummer in Newfoundland. Hence as v. intransitive, to act as a janney; to dress up as a janney.
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1896 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 9 36 Old teaks and jannies, boys and men who turn out in various disguises and carry on various pranks during the Christmas holidays.
1925 Dial. Notes 5 335 Johnnies, Christmas mummers. Also jennies.
1964 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 10 44 At Christmas time it was usual for people to..‘janny up’—dress up as mummers.
1969 J. D. A. Widdowson in H. Halpert & G. M. Story Christmas Mumming in Newfoundland 218 Janneys ‘janney up’, but mummers ‘rig out’ or ‘dress up’.
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