Who was Bloody Norah and why is she used as an exclamation? | Notes and Queries
SEMANTIC ENIGMASWho was Bloody Norah and why is she used as an exclamation? Deborah Cooke, Greenfield, Oldham, England
Bloody Norah was originally called Norah and the maid for the wealthy Duke Wodingtonshire in the 17th century. She earned the name Bloody Norah after she killed a servant of the duke with a stick of celery. When the Duke caught her repeatedly slapping the bloody corpse with the stick of celery he shouted "
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