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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1901-1933
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BEE-BAW-BABBETY, n. Also bee-boo-babbity. A game or dance.Per. 1901 J. R. Aitken Love in its Tenderness 28:
If they werena formin' a ring an' coaxin' him tae play "Bee-baw-babbety," the young hizzies.Edb.2 1933:
Bee-baw-babbety. A girls' kissing game.Lnk. 1910 C. Fraser Glengonnar 36:
Though there wasna muckle room they had twae or three dances: Bee-boo-babbity was the last yin.Lnk.1 1933:
Bee-baw-babbety. A very popular dance in Lanarkshire.
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