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Click to choose the correct definition for each of these legendary Newfoundland expressions:


Chucklehead
A. a local band
B. one who brings bad luck
C. a stupid person

Clout
A. to hit an opponent hard
B. an untidy state of things
C. having “pull” in certain situations

Clobber
A. to hit an opponent hard
B. a shoe
C. an untidy state of things

Funk
A. a type of music
B. smoke or vapor of evil odor
C. a stupid person

Huffed
A. vexed; angry
B. out of breath
C. confused

Hummock
A. an untidy state of things
B. a bed made of knotted rope
C. a small hill

Jinker
A. one who brings bad luck
B. a small trinket
C. clanging sound

Lolly
A. a confused state
B. soft ice beginning to form in harbor
C. an armful of dried fish

Squish
A. sound of the tide hitting the shore
B. sound of water exuding from boots
C. sound of water lapping against a boat

Titivate
A. to excite
B. to tickle
C. to adorn exceedingly fine

Tuckamore
A. a flap on a sail
B. a low clump of trees
C. a type of boat

Yaffle
A . an armful of dried fish
B. equivalent to a bushel
C. a small cap