Jenny M Benson
2018-02-10 12:24:41 UTC
I've just listened to an episode of The Museum of Curiosity in which
Richard Curtis donated the word "googies", being an Australian term for
eggs.
My family always referred to eggs as "goggies" or "goggy-eggs", which
was almost certainly introduced by my father but I have never stopped to
wonder if the term was in general use or specific to my family. Do
otherrats know or use goggy for egg?
Presuming it is fairly widely recognized in the UK, I wonder if it is a
corruption of the Australian word, or if the Australians inherited it
from us and amended it
And WHY goggy or googy? (Not sure if spelling should be -y or-ie.)
Richard Curtis donated the word "googies", being an Australian term for
eggs.
My family always referred to eggs as "goggies" or "goggy-eggs", which
was almost certainly introduced by my father but I have never stopped to
wonder if the term was in general use or specific to my family. Do
otherrats know or use goggy for egg?
Presuming it is fairly widely recognized in the UK, I wonder if it is a
corruption of the Australian word, or if the Australians inherited it
from us and amended it
And WHY goggy or googy? (Not sure if spelling should be -y or-ie.)
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Jenny M Benson
Jenny M Benson