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[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 23 Nov. 46: [advert] Chummy Hats. The Latest Sport Mode.
at chummy, n.1
[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 1 Jan. 11/2: The games were impotent, and Joe Public refused to follow the league games.
at Joe Public (n.) under joe, n.1
[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 19 June 5/1: President Roosevelt never commanded anyone to come to Washington and get ossified!
at ossified, adj.
[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 19 June 5/1: The snozzled judge.
at snozzled, adj.
[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 15 Oct. 7/3: Snork — a baby (Aussie slang).
at snork, n.
[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 15 Oct. 7/3: ‘I’m in bed with wog’ — down with the flu.
at wog, n.2
[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 18 Jan. 8/8: Among the show-bizzy types guesting [etc].
at showbizzy (adj.) under showbiz, n.
[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 18 Aug. 12/2: ‘I’m sorry, too, that she is telling people to “stick it in your ear”’.
at stick it in your ear! (excl.) under stick it!, excl.
[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 13 Mar. B2/2: The Hart plane has several dozen minor slimebucket elected officials clinging to the fuselage by their fingernails.
at slimebucket (n.) under slime, n.
[US] Honolulu Advertiser (HI) 11 Apr. D8/6: Because yesterday was Babyface’s birthday, Tenderoni [a pop band] sang — what else — ‘Happy Birthday’.
at tenderoni, n.
[US] Honolulu Advertiser 19 Dec. 🌐 Even if we can’t agree on [...] why Sally married such a yutz or how Bob’s kids came to be such spoiled punks.
at yutz, n.
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