Mad Minute Word 8.7.13 - 'Qualtagh' : meaning ...

[Catherine Pace]

... the first person you see after leaving your house (originally connected to special occasions such as new year's when a dark haired man brings good luck while a red-headed female brings bad!)

This should be something everyone can attempt to do so I look forward to seeing loads of photos of milkmen postpeople & and happily tipsy types returning from a night on the town - this can relate to any time you leave the house in the next couple of days so be ready :o)

Photos relating to this word should be posted on Wednesday.
Please tag: mmw-qualtagh

Here is more info about this challenge ...
"The idea of Mad Minute Words is we present a strange (and/or lovely) word to you, and you draw from it as inspiration for your photo... to keep it acceptably mad, we're doing two words a week, one presented on Monday/posted Wednesday and another on Friday/posted on Sunday."

[Catherine Pace]

@aprilmilani @Cheesebiscuit @dh @eevarita @frida @gozoinklings @hehe1308 @janim @jannaellen @joa @mcsiegle @orangecrush @peterdegraaff @spirrowshoot @still_beachradish @summerfield @sunshinephoto5 @violeta @swilde @degarvey @angiec @olivetreeann @primitiveprobe @apogee2012 @espyetta @nadaa @potsbypam @mrgsmith77 @corgimom @camim @omabluebird @picturedrox @northy @Cheesebiscuit @kazlamont @trailertrash
@gwhit123 @mcsiegle @ikamera @hehe1308) @valpak @laughinglarkphotography

[MaryBeth Dailey]

@gozoinklings wow! Now that is a wide open theme right there! I have not dine the last few Mad minutes....but this one sounds pretty easy and fun! I wonder how you pronounce that word? Will go look it up!

[The Mysterious Mr Biscuit]

See also http://365project.org/discuss/thread/18470

[Catherine Pace]

@Cheesebiscuit all good practice right :o) glad you still with us mr biscuit (i assume cheese is your first name)

[Catherine Pace]

@espyetta that's what i thought everyone can have a go - i suppose deciding on the criteria for choosing the one to carry on could be hard but just liked the idea!

[Valerie D]

Wow, nice choice! Can't wait to see these.

[Captured4Ever]

Is that a real word? LOL - I just looked it up and it said: "No results found for qualtagh."

[Catherine Pace]

@lbluejaye8 hmmm ... i guess eventually we will run out of real weird words and have to start making them up :o) but really, this is an old word from the Isle of Man, or Manx english

[Captured4Ever]

@gozoinklings Okay - that would be why I didn't find it on www.dictionary.com. I know some weird words - I'm an English teacher - and I use strange words like "xanthippe" and "mondegreen" and "zymurgy" to get them interested in language, i.e. origins, pronunciation, affixes, etc. :)

[Captured4Ever]

I may try this one - sounds easy enough!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

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[MaryBeth Dailey]

Those are horrible quality pics I just put up. But they were in a dim house with an iphone, with babies who move constantly! Haha Still wanted to share them!