Iliff-King phrasebook

Origin

The standard advice of the family’s Scottish GP in Gold Coast/Ghana in such cases was “slap a plaister on it and let it cuik!”

Collector

King family – late 1950s
Naomi’s family growing up

Notes

While Win fearlessly attacks any splinter, however deep, wherever on his body with his specially sharpened pin, or any handy knife, I won’t let him anywhere near me. Tho sometimes I pretend to want the intruder cut out, but always whip the finger/toe/whatever away at the last moment and happily apply a bandaid, dripping with drawing ointment, and wait for it to “cuik”.
—Clare

Naomi recalls it as “Let it fester”.