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The Lexicon of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area choose

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[US] D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area n.p.: Close the stable or the horse’ll get out, who died--your flag is at half-mast, your lunch box is open, flies cause disease--keep yours closed, what do birds do?-- your fly is open.
at the barn door is open under barn, n.2
[US] D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area n.p.: Bug juice.
at bug juice (n.) under bug, n.4
[US] D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area n.p.: See a man about a duck, make a river, drop a tear, go to an organ recital, check one’s bicycle, drop a cookie, give a Chinaman a music lesson – to go to the bathroom.
at check one’s bicycle (v.) under check, v.
[US] D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area n.p.: Jungle bunny, chocolate bunny, burrhead, hardhead, hammerhead, rughead, nightfighter, spearchucker, hatchethead, rooster.
at chocolate bunny (n.) under chocolate, adj.
[US] in D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area.
at black cow (n.) under cow, n.1
[US] D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area n.p.: Close the stable or the horse’ll get out, who died—your flag is at half-mast, your lunch box is open, flies cause disease—keep yours closed, what do birds do?—your fly is open.
at one’s flag is at half-mast under flag, n.2
[US] D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area n.p.: Jungle bunny, chocolate bunny, burrhead, hardhead, hammerhead, rughead, nightfighter, spearchucker, hatchethead, rooster.
at hammerhead, n.1
[US] D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area n.p.: Close the stable or the horse’ll get out, who died—your flag is at half-mast, your lunch box is open, flies cause disease—keep yours closed, what do birds do?—your fly is open.
at your lunchbox is open under lunchbox, n.
[US] D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area n.p.: Jungle bunny, chocolate bunny, burrhead, hardhead, hammerhead, rughead, nightfighter, spearchucker, hatchethead, rooster.
at rughead (n.) under rug, n.1
[US] D. Lebofsky Lex. of Phila. Metropolitan Area n.p.: See a man about a duck [...] to go to the bathroom.
at see a man about a dog (v.) under see, v.
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