Difference between revisions of "Duddy Gunne"

From FinnegansWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(adding to page)
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
* Michael Gunn, manager of Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
+
* '''Michael Gunn:''' manager of Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
* Dead & gone
+
* '''dead and gone'''
* Daddy gone
+
* '''daddy gone'''
* A 'dud' is a fake bullet, a duddy gun is therefore a fake gun.
+
* '''dud:''' a fake bullet, a duddy gun might be therefore a fake gun.  Or a gun that fires blanks, suggesting impotence.
 +
* '''duddy:''' (''Scots English'') ragged, tattered
 +
 
 +
also Gunne here refers to Cannon.  Maybe "Sir Cannon" is the real gun with no firing problems.

Latest revision as of 04:43, 12 April 2020

  • Michael Gunn: manager of Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
  • dead and gone
  • daddy gone
  • dud: a fake bullet, a duddy gun might be therefore a fake gun. Or a gun that fires blanks, suggesting impotence.
  • duddy: (Scots English) ragged, tattered

also Gunne here refers to Cannon. Maybe "Sir Cannon" is the real gun with no firing problems.