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[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 42: ‘Go ’long wid yuh!’ she retorted.
at get along with you!, excl.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 41: ‘De buckra sho gots nigger figgered out tuh a cent!’ said Peter philosophically.
at backra, n.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 52: Ain’t yuh hear de Boss laugh? When nigger mek de buckra laugh, den he know he done won.
at backra, n.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 41: There was great rejoicing in Catfish Row. [Ibid.] 67: ‘But ef dat yalluh nigger come tuh Catfish Row agin — leabe him fuh me — dat’s all!’.
at Catfish Row, n.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 92: Yuh damn, dirty, dope-peddler, wreckin’ de homes ob dese happy niggers!
at dirty, adj.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 60: Get her, men. Better use bracelets. Can’t tell about dope cases.
at dope, adj.1
[US] D.B. Heyward Porgy (1945) 52: I gots aberry perlite goat hyuh wut objec’ tuh de smell ob de jail-bird.
at gaolbird, n.
[US] D.B. Heyward Porgy (1945) 57: He poured a little pile of white powder into it [...] ‘Happy dus’!’ she said.
at happy dust (n.) under happy, adj.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 43: ‘Look hyuh, sonny!’ called Porgy.
at lookee here!, excl.
[US] D. Heyward Porgy (1945) 19: Out with it. I don’t want to have to put the law on you.
at law, n.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 6: Frien’ and licker an’ dice ain’t meant tuh ’sociate.
at liquor, n.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 125: ‘I know dese hyuh nigers,’ he replied. ‘Dey is a decent lot. Dey wouldn’t gib no nigger away tuh de w’ite folks.’.
at nigger, n.1
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 62: ‘It’s the man who sold her the poison we want.’ [...] ’Who sold you that dope?’.
at poison, n.
[US] D.B. Heyward Porgy (1945) 5: Yo’ bes sabe yo’ talk for dem dice. Dice ain’t gots no patience wid ’omen!
at savvy, v.
[US] D.B. Heyward Porgy (1945) 43: He shook his head. ‘No; it ain’t no use. Yuh wouldn’t onderstan’. Dat somet’ing shemale sense ain’t goin’ tuh help yuh none wid.’.
at shemale, adj.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 43: Ain’ yuh ’shame’ tuh set dey befo’ me, and talk sweetmouth ’bout dat murderin’ Crown’s Bess?
at talk sweetmouth (v.) under sweetmouth, n.
[US] Du Bose Heyward Porgy (1945) 49: Yuh might be a lawyuh, an’ all dat; but I ain’t goin’ tuh hab yuh stan’ dey an’ tell me dat Mistuh Archdale gots dem po’ w’itetrash ways.
at white trash, adj.
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