Kathy over at Bermudaonion's Weblog hosts Wondrous Words Wednesday. If you come across a word (or two) while reading that is new to you and would like to share your new knowledge, then hop over to Kathy's place and link up!
Here's what I've got this week from Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham:
Bandarloggy: "monkey people" from a term used in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book to describe monkeys.
Context (p. 72):
"We've landed ourselves among a funny crowd, my boy, haven't we? A damned curious bandarloggy lot. Nothin' like Cambridge."
Campion relinquished his own thoughts regretfully. "Bandarloggy?"
"Indian," explained Uncle William. "Means the 'monkey people.' Got it out of the Jungle Books."
Here's what I've got this week from Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham:
Bandarloggy: "monkey people" from a term used in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book to describe monkeys.
Context (p. 72):
"We've landed ourselves among a funny crowd, my boy, haven't we? A damned curious bandarloggy lot. Nothin' like Cambridge."
Campion relinquished his own thoughts regretfully. "Bandarloggy?"
"Indian," explained Uncle William. "Means the 'monkey people.' Got it out of the Jungle Books."
I wish I'd known that when our son was young - I used to call him "monkey boy" all the time! Great word!
ReplyDeleteThat is a GREAT find, Bev. And one I can definitely use more often than not, living in a college town as I do!
ReplyDeleteGreat word, loved it, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love banderloggy. I have a young granddaughter that fits this word and she'll actually love it too. Thanks for giving it to us.
ReplyDeleteCute! Thanks for sharing!
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