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(con. 1920s) Weeping and Laughter 155: Willie managed to steal a hair from his father’s comb and I incorporated it into a plasticine effigy of the old blimp.at blimp, n.1
(con. 1920s) Weeping and Laughter 155: Willie managed to steal a hair from his father’s comb and I incorporated it into a plasticine effigy of the old blimp. Weeping and Laughter 238: She became a bit ‘confused’ and after that her terminal journey [...] had begun. (For ‘confused’ read ‘stark staring mad’ or ‘gaga’ [...]).at gaga, adj.
(con. 1920s) Weeping and Laughter 134: ‘Sailor’ or ‘matelot’ parties were very popular. Both men and girls fancied themselves in the smart white pique or the undress vest of the lower deck.at matlow, n.
Weeping and Laughter 222: He was certainly a bit ‘near’. His food was not very good and, though eaten off silver plates, did not reveal the vulgarity of overabundance.at near, adj.
(con. 1920s) Weeping and Laughter 147: Homosexuals among my bohemians friends were described as ‘so’ (short for sodomy) ‘fairies’ (American) and, especially by the lady-like, ‘pansy’.at so, adj.
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