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Guignolée
[< Cdn F < F guignol marionette]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See 1959 quote.
Quotations
1955
If you have nothing to give us/ Just say so./ We will take the eldest girl,/ and roast her feet for her,/ The "guignolée," the "guignolée"/ To grease our pockets.
1959
The "Guignolee" is the custom of groups of young men, the "Guignoleux," to dress in gay attire and go from house to house singing and begging for the poor. This is the traditional celebration of French Canada and has been carried on for many years on New Year's Eve.