girnouffl'ye

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

girnouffl'ye f (plural girnouffl'yes)

1. (Jersey) slap

Synonyms

• charabouste, gifl'ye, mornifl'ye, nord-êt, paffe, talmouse

Hyponyms

• cliamuse, cliaque (“slap in the face”)

Related terms

• bailli eune cliamuse, cliamûser (“to slap in the face”)
• bailli eune paffe, env'yer eune cliaque (“to smack”)
• charbousseter, cliaper, cliatchi (“to slap”)