What’s the meaning of “Ollie, Ollie oxen go free”?
22-Jun-1990
A little late to the party, but to make the mysterious “spuggy” less … mysterious… it is a geordie (Newcastle upon Tyne) term for a sparrow, or generically a bird.
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Karl
Thanks for clearing that up Karl, though now I am wondering why citizens of Newcastle would want canned sparrow.
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What’s the meaning of “Ollie, Ollie oxen go free”?
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