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[US] Indep. (Honolulu, HI) 9 Sept. 2/3: The substitute [...] goes a little too far this morning in his blackguardly effusions against the Bishop [of Honolulu.
at blackguardly, adj.
[US] Independent (Honolulu) 14 Aug. 2/1: The Advertiser, of one year’ standing, rebukes the Johnnie-come-lately of the Star, of two year’s standing.
at johnny-come-lately (n.) under johnny, n.1
[US] Indep. (Honolulu, HI) 10 Sept. 2/2: I have to differ with my brother of the quill [...] regarding ‘Native Rights’.
at brother of the quill (n.) under brother (of the)..., n.
[US] Indep. (Honolulu) 27 Apr. 2/1: Such an ‘rish promotion’ has taken place [...] that Colonel Iaukea has been transmogrified into Major Iaukea.
at Irish promotion (n.) under Irish, adj.
[US] Independent (Honolulu) 5 Oct. 1/2: And we played ‘ball’, no monkey shines / We dumped no friends for dollars or dimes.
at monkey shine, n.
[US] Independent (Honolulu) 13 Jan. 2/2: S is for Smith, also for Sammy / Both with smiles so bland and jammy.
at jammy, adj.1
[US] Independent (Honolulu) 12 Sept. 1/2: Instead of being the cringing [...] creature who cut monkey tricks to make people laugh [...] he carried himelf erect.
at monkey tricks, n.
[US] Independent (Honolulu) 13 Jan. 2/2: A is for Armstrong, just so [...] / Some call him a chump / And others a mugwump.
at mugwump, n.
[US] Independent (Honolulu) 3 Oct. 1/2: Take a smile [...] ‘Take a little wine for they stomach sake’.
at smile, n.1
[US] Indep. (Honolulu) 26 June 2/2: We hope they will set the apparent discourtesy of our Executive down to the fact that he [...] has recently got an Irish promotion.
at Irish promotion (n.) under Irish, adj.
[US] Independent (Honolulu) 4 Nov. 1/3: ‘Why, this is a Ringer for you,’ said the Regular Fellow.
at regular guy (n.) under regular, adj.
[US] Indep. (Honolulu) 26 Nov. 2/3: It is fortunate, to a certain degree, that calamity howlers did not gain the upper hand.
at calamity howler (n.) under calamity, n.
[US] Indep. (Honolulu, HI) 19 Aug. 3/1: He also got a roasting from the Judge.
at roasting, n.
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