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08 Apr, 2008

Odd words: (G) GURNING

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Fun stuff| Life

GURNING
The pulling of grotesque faces.
This British term — much better known in Britain and Commonwealth countries than in the US — has at times been applied to the pulling of faces as a competitive activity. A surviving example is that in the Lake District, where the Egremont Crab-Apple Fair has an annual contest, which they [...]


 

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