Oor Wullie - Jings and
Crivvens
from The Sunday Post 18 January 1942
from The Sunday Post 18 January 1942
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Oor Wullie - Jings and
Crivvens
from The Sunday Post 18 January 1942 |
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| Jings,
Crivvens , Help Ma Boab |
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The
Broons and Oor Wullie are famous for their limited range of memorable
exclamations. Back in the dusty past (and in Kelvinside to this day) it
was considered uncouth to swear or take the lord's name in vain. But then,
as now, people liked to have exclamations for their exasperations. I don't
want to state the obvious but in case you don't already know - the ones
used by our characters are basically corruptions of religious terms and
although the examples listed below may not be definitive, you should get
the idea. |
| Jings | derived from Jesus |
| Crivvens | derived from Christ |
| Help Ma Boab | derived from help me god or so help me god |
| Michty Me | derived from Mighty God or Almighty God or God Almighty |