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[US] Jrnl News (White Plains, NY) 29 Nov. 14/5: ‘How come since you found God your career went kerplooey?’.
at kerplooey! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
[US] Jrnl News (White Plains, NY) People 22 Sept. C1/1: Michelle Mulligan, 3, says, ‘I want a bunny coat’ [...] The bunny coat she refers to is a natural rabbit fur.
at bunny, n.1
[US] Jrnl News (White Plains, NY) 30 June 17/1: ‘Soap freak’ develops career act out of hobby. He’s been addicted to soap for nearly 25 years.
at soap-freak (n.) under soap opera, n.
[US] Jrnl News (White Plains, NY) Travel 13 June H6/6: Residents hope to nurture culture. But some doubt SoBe will ever be anything but a vacuous vacation-land.
at SoBe, n.
[US] Jrnl News (White Plains, NY) 17 Aug. E2/1: One of [Booker Noe’s] favourite ways to use [bourbon] is in a drink he calls ‘Tall Water’ [...] ‘It’s like a glass of iced tea [...] only with bourbon’.
at tall water (n.) under tall, adj.
[US] Jrnl News (White Plains, NY) 15 June D7/1: Luis has a lot of mouth [...] He sounds like a killer but he couldn’t bust a grape in a food fight.
at couldn’t bust a grape... (v.) under bust a grape, v.
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