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[UK] W.S. Gilbert Spiked 123: ‘Flog the ’ole, ducks. Always the quickest way’ [Simes:DLSS].
at flog one’s arse (v.) under arse, n.
[UK] W.S. Gilbert Spiked 120: The old queen evidently stood his ground, bravely doing his butch homie doorperson number [Simes:DLSS].
at butch, adj.
[UK] W.S. Gilbert Spiked 121: It was one of my favourite hang-outs—multiracial, cruisy, friendly, open till late and constantly powered by unfamiliar soul [Simes:DLSS].
at cruisy (adj.) under cruise, v.
[UK] W.S. Gilbert Spiked 98: ‘And I’m a bit short I can always do down the Dilly and make a few quid’ [Simes:DLSS].
at Dilly, the, n.
[UK] W.S. Gilbert Spiked 200: [W]e thought you were normal. We didn’t know that you were so. We didn’t know that you were musical. We didn’t know that you were a friend of Dorothy’ [Simes:DLSS].
at Dorothy’s friend, n.
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