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The April Dead choose

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[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 127: ‘Far as they are concerned he’s AWOL. If the shore police find him they’ll chuck him in the brig’.
at A.W.O.L., adj.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 88: ‘Can [of beer] for the smartarse?’.
at smart-arse, n.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 179: ‘Anybody looking for me from the labs? [...] Arse-faced bloke?’.
at arse-faced (adj.) under arse, n.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 36: ‘His stupid arse of a brother’.
at arse, n.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 226: ‘Now get going before I let Crawford here knock seven bells out of you’.
at knock seven bells out of (v.) under bell, n.1
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 153: ‘[I]f that doesn’t work, you can bet your arse he’ll use it as an excuse to go for a mistrial’.
at bet one’s (sweet) ass (v.) under bet, v.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 26: ‘I could give him a call and blast him’.
at blast, v.1
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 63: [A] sweaty-looking guy in a dickie bow and evening suit.
at dickey bow, n.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 151: ‘[A] girl called Helen, don’t know her second name, fucked her brains out’.
at fuck someone’s brains out (v.) under brain, n.1
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 127: ‘Far as they are concerned he’s AWOL. If the shore police find him they’ll chuck him in the brig’.
at brig, n.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 223: ‘The old bugger’s favourite. Only [chocolates] he can eat without his teeth in’.
at bugger, n.1
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 145: ‘Wattie’s running about like a blue-arsed fly looking for you’.
at buzz around like a blue-arsed fly (v.) under buzz, v.1
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 213: Was she in cahoots with Billy?
at in cahoots (with) under cahoots, n.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 157: [H]e was sure Murray would be chewing him out [...] or he’d be suspended.
at chew out, v.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 89: ‘Just about to go there now. Fancy chumming me along?’.
at chum, v.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 38: ‘We need to get in the clapped-out Viva and drive back to Glasgow’.
at clapped(-out), adj.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 7: ‘Called Co-op mix because you can get most of the ingredients for it in your local Co-op. Simple to make and pretty effective. Standard UDA and IRA stuff’.
at Co-Op mix (n.) under co-op, adj.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 36: ‘If Jamsie Dixon wants to keep things going [...] [h]e can come ahead any time he wants’.
at come ahead (v.) under come, v.1
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 171: ‘[H]e was walking up the path to your house, all set for a confab’.
at confab, n.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 151: [W]oke up with a cunt of a hangover.
at cunt, n.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 179: ‘Ya dancer!’ shouted McCoy, raising his fists above his head. ‘Now we’re on’.
at you dancer! (excl.) under dancer, n.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 121: [of a man] ‘Speaking of which, what happened to your pal? The big blond dish?’.
at dish, n.1
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 121: ‘That place [i.e. a pub] is dog rough’.
at dog-drunk (adj.) under dog, adv.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 153: ‘All because you made me sit in on your wee dog and pony show that we both knew was fucking pointless’.
at dog and pony show (n.) under dog, n.2
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 231: ‘Okey-doke. Just going to get my coat from the room, be five minutes’.
at okey-doke!, excl.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 195: ‘[A] doolally mum in the nuthouse’.
at doolally, adj.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 32: ‘So how was [prison]?’ asked McCoy. ‘Didn’t drop your soap in the showers, did you?’.
at drop the soap (in the shower), v.
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 99: ‘Memen Road’s a dump, hasn’t even got hot water’.
at dump, n.3
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 132: His ex, Angela.
at ex, n.1
[Scot] A. Parks April Dead 67: ‘Murray’s in a fuck of a mood’.
at fuck of a, a under fuck, n.
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