Sunday, September 17, 2017

More strange English sports --- gurning.



These handsome people are the winners of a 750 year old sport tradition called 'gurning' held every year in Cumbria, UK.  A gurn or chuck, in British English, is a distorted facial expression, and a verb to describe the action. ... In Northern Ireland, the verb "to gurn" means "to cry," and crying is often referred to as "gurnin'." Originally the Scottish dialectical usage refers to a person who is complaining.  You can't make this stuff up.
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