Weedj

Weedj is the term used by the gang of Riseholme to refer to the various occult and esoteric practices, in particular Spiritualism in vogue at the time. The term is a corruption of "Ouija", the word used to refer to a spirit board, a device to communicate with the spirits of the dead.

Overview
Weedji is a noun or verb employed in Riseholme to convey participation in psychical processes, whether ouija or planchette - as in " Let's weedj instead ," " I'm just popping over to Mrs Quantock's for to weedj, " or  "I'm off for a weedj". For a time this was the principal diversion in Riseholme and was certainly more popular than yoga or gardening, as reflected in the remark, " Weeding, after all, was unimportant compared with weedjing."