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Simply Heavenly choose

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[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly I iv: I told you, you should stop balling, and take care of yourself. [Ibid.] II iii: Ball, ball, let’s ball awhile!
at ball, v.2
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly I iv: I was the only one that got throwed out, and on my – bohunkus.
at bohunkus, n.
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly I iii: I told Isabel when we busted up that she had shared my bed, my board [...] but I did not want to share another thing with her from that day to this, not even a divorce.
at bust up, v.
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly I iii: That Zarita, she’s sure a fine looking chick.
at chick, n.1
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly II ix: A little eye-opener in the morning, a bracer at noon.
at eye-opener, n.1
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly I iii: Melon, I say, get out of my face.
at get out of someone’s face (v.) under face, n.
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly I iv: I can’t lay on my hine.
at heinie, n.
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly Ii iii: The stuff is here and it’s mellowed!
at mellow, adj.
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly I iv: I ain’t much on books.
at on, prep.
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly II i: Barman, untap your key. Suds us up! Lets drink to it.
at suds up (v.) under suds, n.1
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly I iii: I think I’ll truck along after her.
at truck, v.1
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly II ix: I make five or ten dollars, sometimes more a day. You men what ain’t working know that that ain’t hay.
at that ain’t hay, phr.
[US] L. Hughes Simply Heavenly I iii: Gimme five, Miss Mamie, gimme five!
at give me five! (excl.) under five, n.2
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