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[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: I told Gilda from the start that I ain’t the marrying sort and [...] she never tries to put the block on me.
at put a/the block on (v.) under block, n.6
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I iii: I’ve had me share of ugly birds — yeh, [...] Right old boilers you might say.
at boiler, n.2
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: You’re not only cooey, but in a way you’re more bossified.
at bossy, adj.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: You can’t be feeling all that chirpy on what I’m paying you.
at chirpy, adj.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I i: When a married bird gets too hot on, that’s the time to cool off.
at cool off, v.2
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: She’d never make number one [...] — but she’s a crackin’ little standby.
at cracking, adj.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: There was a fat young bird from the Dials I was having it off with.
at Dials, the, n.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: There’ll be plenty of dropsy. (He mimes collecting tips).
at dropsy, n.2
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: You’re sweatin’ your guts out luggin’ them beer crates about all week.
at sweat one’s guts out (v.) under gut, n.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I i: That might be, but I ain’t a vodka and lime buyer. Know what I mean?
at know what I mean? under know, v.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie II iv: alfie: Don’t be so bleedin’ fussy. ruby: Language!
at language!, excl.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie II ii: lacey: Where’d you lap it up, mate? lofty: I didn’t lap it up. I gave the young lady a lift from Sheffield.
at lap, v.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie III i: Now if she’d done a murder she couldn’t be more moggadored than she was.
at mogadored, adj.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie II i: You’re a soft number, mate.
at number, n.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: Ain’t it time you started that fiddle I told you about? Playing the piano on the till.
at play the piano (v.) under piano, n.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie II v: It really doesn’t suit you, you know Alfie [...] This poncified look you got.
at poncified (adj.) under poncy, adj.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: Hot-water bottle! She’s getting a bit previous.
at previous, adj.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie III i: She looked real ribby, so to brighten her up a bit I went a roundabout way to the river, then [...] asked her if she’d like some tea.
at ribby (adj.) under rib, n.1
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie II iv: You’re a right little sex-pot, ain’t you.
at sexpot (n.) under sex, n.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie II ii: lacey: Old Benny said he’d seen you working the smudge over the West [...] flo: What’s the smudge? lacey: The old street photographers’s lark.
at work the smudge (v.) under smudge, n.1
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: If you say you’re happy once more I’ll begin to doubt it. Straight up I will.
at straight up!, excl.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie I ii: ’Ere, you ain’t comin’ it on me, are you— trying to swing it? [...] swing the old ’filiation order—two nicker a week until he’s sixteen.
at swing (it) on (v.) under swing, v.
[UK] B. Naughton Alfie II ii: lacey: Old Benny said he’d seen you working the smudge over the West. alfie: Yeh — in the ’Aymarket.
at up West under West, n.
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