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[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: battery acid, coffee.
at battery acid, n.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Bible, army regulations.
at bible, n.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 208: Now Private Jones / He rolled the bones.
at roll the bones (v.) under bones, n.1
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Boodle, cakes, candy, sweets.
at boodle, n.1
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Bubble dancer, dishwasher.
at bubble dancing (n.) under bubble, n.1
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 118: [cartoon] Ah, me! Wotta life—our sergeant burns me up.
at burn up, v.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Buzzard, chicken.
at buzzard, n.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 185: ‘Lippy’ Lippman, the bugler, who could swing ‘Mess Call’ and make your mouth water for canned willie.
at canned willie (n.) under canned, adj.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Slightly draped, a couple of sheets in the wind.
at draped, adj.1
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 98: ‘Whatcha lookin’ so dreamy about, Eightball?’ asked Corporal Bragger.
at eightball, n.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 204: After riding for three days in the back of a truck, my fanny is completely ribbed.
at fanny, n.1
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 202: Flaptrap Mc Gonicle, Gabtooth Smith, Slit-Lip McPherson.
at flap-trap (n.) under flap, n.1
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 56: The corporal says ‘flub dub’.
at flub, n.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 130: [cartoon] Okay! Okay! Who goofed up?
at goof up, v.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Grass, salad.
at grass, n.2
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Hashburner, cook.
at hash-burner (n.) under hash, n.1
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Slightly draped, a couple of sheets in the wind.
at three sheets in the wind, phr.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 82: [cartoon] What’s that funny jigger on your tie?
at jigger, n.5
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Soft money, paper currency.
at soft money, n.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 118: [cartoon] I thought my charley-horse would drive me nertz!
at nerts, adj.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 35: Announcing ‘The Paddlefoot Zoot Suit’.
at paddlefoot, n.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Up the pole, on the wagon.
at up the pole, adj.1
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 171: Tiger meat, beer.
at tiger piss (n.) under tiger, n.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 211: First sergeants, who got to be called ‘top-kicks.’.
at top kick (n.) under top, adj.
[US] H.B. Hersey G.I. Laughs 185: The kid zinged him a ‘highball.’.
at zing, v.
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