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[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 7 Oct. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 218: No American can ever kiss the hand that feeds him ‘bubble and squeak’.
at bubble and squeak, n.1
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 1 Dec. Wine, Women and War (1926) 277: Yvonne finally got the Americans out. Aussie followed.
at Aussie, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 3 July in Wine, Women and War (1926) 136: [He] pulled old blah about ‘service’, ‘doing one’s bit’, etc.
at blah, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 1 Apr. Wine, Women and War (1926) 55: ‘Y’ Sec’y bounced. Had it coming — no sense.
at bounce, v.1
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 7 Mar. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 41: Drool by Col. Y—. A 22 blank, they say. Spends his time chasing waitresses.
at twenty-four carat, adj.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 15 Feb. Wine, Women and War (1926) 29: If and when I do get home, I’ll be the same God damned crab I was when I went away.
at god-damned, adj.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 26 Sept. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 205: Australians making trouble for English. ‘Digger’ private passed on street by English ‘brass hat’.
at digger, n.1
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 7 Mar. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 41: Drool by Col. Y.
at drool, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 5 July Wine, Women and War (1926) 137: I, slightly foggy, talked all sorts of irrevelevancies.
at foggy, adj.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 26 Sept. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 205: Hi, Tommy, ’ere’s one o’ yer fuckin’ English hofficers wants t’ be saluted. Kindly oblige!
at fucking, adj.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 24 July in Wine, Women and War (1926) 154: Champagne ad lib. To bed fuzzy.
at fuzzy, adj.
[US] H.V. O’Brien Diary 7 Mar. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 42: What the holy hell did we come to this for?
at what the hell...?, phr.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 6 June Wine, Women and War (1926) 113: The soft khaki shirt, pockets bulging with note-books* [...] *Bull Durham and ‘papers!’.
at paper, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 4 July in Wine, Women and War (1926) 137: One old man, well pickled, made a speech.
at pickled, adj.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 4 Apr. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 56: Things beginning to pop.
at pop, v.1
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 14 May in Wine, Women and War (1926) 90: Home papers still referring to ‘Sammies.’ How the boys hate that word!
at sammy, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 3 June Wine, Women and War (1926) 107: Picked up a couple of filles (non-professional). Park bench stuff.
at stuff, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 30 Jan. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 18: All but raped. Zig-zig – nothing else but.
at zig-zig, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 13 Jan. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 307: Short arm inspection between vomits. Doctor sicker than patients.
at short-arm inspection (n.) under short arm, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 11 Jan. Wine, Women and War (1926) 287: Physical exam — crabs, cooties and clap. Scared to death, but O.K.
at clap, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 11 Jan. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 306: Drool about ‘duties’ [...] Usual R.O.T.C. drip.
at drip, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 11 Jan. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 306: Drool about ‘duties’ [...] Usual R.O.T.C. drip.
at drool, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 20 Jan. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 310: Still playing hard-guy old timer to bunkies.
at hard guy, n.
[US] H.V. O’Brien diary 24 Jan. in Wine, Women and War (1926) 312: Lt. Col. B—, S.O.B., first grade.
at s.o.b., n.
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