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May Run

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

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ExampleMeaning
Interviewer: So then um going back to the slang colloquial words that are Timmins and northern-Ontario dependent, ah, we said "packsack" and ah what was the other one I can't remember. Speaker: May Run.
Victoria day weekend
ExampleMeaning
Well, we'd call it like May Run or just a long weekend. And- or just plain holiday.
Victoria day weekend
ExampleMeaning
Funny, now that you say that, now I just remembered. From what I understand ah May Run is actually a Northern-Ontario, Timmins term as well.
Victoria day weekend
We- we loved to ah play hockey on the outdoor rinks. We loved to go fishing on the weekends. We did a lot of that, actually especially with May Run and-that. And despite the fact that people always think of it as a drinking ah weekend- which, that is there as well but we actually did some real fishing.
Victoria day weekend
Speaker: Because they say two-four weekend down south. Interviewer: Yeah. Speaker: And we say May Run.
Victoria day weekend
ExampleMeaning
Interviewer: Is there anything specific you can think about Northern Ontario or Timmins? Speaker: May-- Ah we were just talking about it. May-two-four, May Run.
Victoria day weekend