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[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act I: An’ bad cess to ye – an’ to the two of ye!
at bad cess to you! (excl.) under bad, adj.
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act I: Oh, on me solemn-’n-dyin’ oath, every man-jack-rabbit of them!
at every man jack (n.) under every, adj.
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act I: Yeh-yeh thick pleb, yeh-yeh-yeh jolter-headed gob-shite!
at gobshite, n.
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act I: Yeh-yeh-yeh jolter-headed gob-shite!
at jolter-headed, adj.
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act I: Jack Frost is comin’ with a vengeance for you tonight – Or the Bogey Man maybe bejingoes!
at jingo!, excl.
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act I: I seen the quarest couple.
at quare, adj.
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act II: I [...] sent him back, lame, to his strap of a widdy.
at strap, n.1
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act II: Aisy on the tack, Séamus.
at tack, n.1
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act I: Whist! Is that ... ?
at whisht!, excl.
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act II: Married the widdy against my wishes.
at widdy, n.
[Ire] T. Murphy Thief of a Christmas in Plays: 2 (1993) Act I: Leadin’ a black horse by the winkers.
at winkers, n.
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