[UA] [OT] have a boo at

[Tim Bisaillon]

>From: Rev Kev <kelmore at rocketmail.com>
>
>"for you to have a boo at"
>
>Okay, that's twice now that Tim posted this phrase to the
>list.
>
>It tickles me in ways I cannot explain.  Probably because
>I'm an ignorant American. *grin*
>
>So, I'm guessing from the wording that Tim is some variant
>of British, and this is a common saying across the pond.
>
>And I'm sure it means "to hammer out and submit to you so
>that you can give me your unadulterated comments on its
>quality."
>
>So, educate a Yank.  How did this phrase come about?  I
>think I must use it in speech.  Midwesterners get pissy
>when you use British mannerisms.  Heh.
>
Actually, I'm a canuck... just north of the border from you. I really don't 
know where it orginated from, but my grandmother used to say that all the 
time. The meaning "have a boo" or "take a boo" is to have a look at 
something akin to peek-a-boo I guess.;)