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[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 66: ‘Here’s lookin’ at you,’ said Fellows, lifting his glass.
at here’s looking at you!, excl.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 43: You only ball you’self up tryin’ to think about things besides that.
at ball up, v.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 43: You only ball you’self up tryin’ to think about things besides that.
at ball up, v.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 81: You did all right there [...] everybody went fo’ you big.
at go big (v.) under big, adv.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 154: You wanna do me a favour? Blow.
at blow!, excl.2
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 23: Say what is love? Bra’ Man. [Ibid.] 49: It was common gossip among the neighbours that Bra’ Ambo was jealous of Bra’ Man.
at bra, n.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 67: Ah wish it was paper money we was handlin’. Them half-crown pieces feels like chicken-feed.
at chickenfeed, n.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 65: Course she never meant anything at all ... was jus’ handin’ him the ole come-on.
at come-on, n.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 155: Fancy duckin’ out on a gal like that!
at duck out, v.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 8: Cordy’s man get tek-up fo’ ganga. [Ibid.] 56: Some crazy ganga-smoker or other, trying to get himself a pass’l of the weed.
at ganja, n.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 104: Meets the gang in the gully, and jags up on his weed.
at jag, v.4
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 76: Get into your glad-rags, gal, we steppin’ out tonight.
at step out, v.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 60: ‘Never seen a young gal so sassy.’ ‘You don’ see sassy yet.’.
at sassy, adj.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 79: Weren’t men always like that [...] ‘chasin’ new tail all de time.’.
at tail, n.
[WI] R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 8: Cordy’s man get tek-up fo’ ganga.
at take up, v.
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