UK dialect term for egg rolling — the traditional Easter practice of rolling hard-boiled eggs down a hill, usually to see whose egg travels furthest or survives intact. The custom is particularly associated with northern England and has been practised for centuries. While the activity itself still happens in various parts of the country, the word 'booling' is largely restricted to specific dialect areas and is relatively unknown outside them, giving it a pleasingly obscure regional charm.
Every Easter Bank Holiday the kids would head up to the park for a bit of booling before demolishing whatever chocolate eggs were left.
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(UK, dialect) Egg rolling.
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