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Hans Breitmann’s Party choose

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[US] C.G. Leland ‘Hans Breitmann’s Party’ Hans Breitmann’s Party 4: Hans Breitmann gife a barty / Ve all cot troonk ash pigs.
at drunk as (a)..., adj.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Breitmann in Battle’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 5: ‘Away down Sout’ in Tixey dey’ll split you like a clam’ — / ‘For dat,’ spoke out der Breitmann, ‘I doos not gare one tam’.
at not give a damn, v.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Breitmann in Kansas’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 21: Hans Breitmann vent to Kansas; / By shings! dey did it prown.
at do brown (v.) under brown, adj.2
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Hans Breitmman’s Christmas’ Hans Breitmann’s Party 32: Ve hat foon wie der Teufel in Frankreich — we coot oop like ter tyfel in France.
at cut up, v.1
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Breitmann in Battle’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 5: Away down Sout’ in Tixey dey’ll split you like a clam.
at Dixie, n.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Breitmann as a Bummer’ Hans Breitmann’s Party 16: Itsch’l of Innspruck ish drilled troo de hair.
at drill, v.1
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Breitmann in Kansas’ Hans Breitmann’s Party 22: For efery vordt der crisly growled / Vas goot Bavarian Dutch.
at Dutch, n.1
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Ballad’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 30: Dat fetched him – he shtood all shpell pound; / She pooled his coat-tails down, / She drawed him oonder der wasser, / De maidens mit nodings on.
at fetch, v.1
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Der Freischuetz’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 43: ‘Potzblitz!’ says he, ‘dat dove I’ll fix!’.
at fix, v.1
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Hans Breitmann’s Christmas’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 37: Nine vellers tressed like denpins — dey goed to der end’ der ball, / Und dwo Hans Wurst, shack-puddin glowns — dey rolled at em mit a pall.
at Hans wurst, n.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Hans Breitmman’s Christmas’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 31: Ve maked anoder serenity mid ledders plue und red: / ‘Our Leader lick de repels! N. G.’ (enof gesaid.).
at n.g., phr.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Breitmann in Battle’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 8: I’m greener ash de clofer-grass; I’m shtupid as ashpoon; / I’m ignoranter ash de nigs — for dey takes de Tribune.
at nig, n.2
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Hans Breitmman’s Christmas’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 33: Hei! how we roosh on do liquor! — hei! how do kellners coom! / Hei! how we busted de bier kegs und poonished de Punsch a la Rhum.
at punish, v.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Breitmann in Kansas’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 20: Py und py one of de ladies say: ‘Ish anypodies here ash know de crate pallad of Hans Breitmann’s Barty?’ Den Hans say: ‘Ecce Gallus! I am dat rooster!’.
at rooster, n.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Breitmann in Battle’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 5: Who der Teufel pe’s de repels und vhere dey kits deir sass.
at sass, n.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Breitmann in Battle’ Hans Breitmann’s Party 8: Dey say he leaf some broperty—berhaps ’twas all a sell— / If I could lay mein hands on it I likes it mighty well.
at sell, n.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Hans Breitmann’s Party’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 4: Und den I gissed Matilda Yane / Und she shlog me on de kop.
at slog, v.
[US] C.G. Leland ‘Hans Breitmman’s Christmas’ in Hans Breitmann’s Party 32: But ven de valtz shtrike oopwart we most went out of fits, / Ash der Breitmann led off on a dwister mid de lofely Helmina Schmitz.
at twister, n.
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