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[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Don’t put on an agony.’.
at put on an/the agony (v.) under agony, n.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘He did his level best.’.
at level (best), n.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘A big thing on ice.’.
at a big thing on ice (n.) under big thing, n.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘He’s no chicken.’.
at no chicken under chicken, n.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (NY) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Where’s Tom Collins?’.
at Tom Collins, n.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Mind your eye’.
at mind your eye! (excl.) under eye, n.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘My gay and festive cuss.’ (Artemus Ward).
at festive, adj.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘On the fly.’.
at on the fly under fly, n.1
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Is that your little game?’.
at game, n.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Go it blind.’.
at go it blind (v.) under go it, v.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘It’s no go.’.
at no go, phr.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Hang it up.’.
at hang up, v.3
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Hang it up.’.
at hang it up, v.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Lay him out’ (a murderous phrase in use among the ‘Rattle Row Gang’).
at lay out, v.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Go it lemons.’.
at lemons, adv.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Like Muldoon, he is a solid man.’.
at muldoon, n.
[US] ‘Eng. Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘You’re altogether too new.’.
at new, adj.
[US] ‘Eng. Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Soft soap’ or ‘Sawder’ (Sam Slick’s favorite expression).
at soft sawder, n.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Shoot that hat.’.
at shoot that hat! (excl.) under shoot!, excl.1
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Simmer down.’.
at simmer, v.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (NY) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Oh, let it slide.’.
at let it slide (v.) under slide, v.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (NY) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘He slings a nasty pen.’.
at sling, v.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (NY) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘I should smile if you didn’t.’.
at I should smile under smile, v.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (NY) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Let’s take a smile.’.
at smile, n.1
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Quite some’ (Western colloq).
at some, adj.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘When the soup house moves away.’.
at soup house (n.) under soup, n.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘Used up.’.
at used up, adj.
[US] ‘English Sl.’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 1/5: Let us present a few specimens:– [...] ‘We’ll take a whack at it.’.
at have a whack at (v.) under whack, n.1
[US] Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 3 Feb. 6/3–4: [heading] FOUND ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY.
at Great White Way, n.
[US] ‘Dream of the Rarebit Fiend’ in Eve. Telegram (N.Y.) 20 Sept. 6/3–5: HOD DIGGETTY. THEY’RE SWELL! HOT DOG! JUST THE THING! EH. THEY FEEL GREAT! HOT DIGGETTY! WHEE!
at hot diggety (dog)!, excl.
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