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[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape 25: De Black Hand, dey’re a lot of yellow backstickin’ Ginees.
at guinea, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act V: Yuh look like stiffs laid out for de boneyard!
at boneyard, n.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act VII: Dat’s what I’m after – to blow up de steel [...] Gimme de stuff, de old butter – and watch me do de rest!
at butter, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape VI: Aw, can it. He’s a regular guy.
at can it (v.) under can, v.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act IV: Aw, choke dat off, see!
at choke off, v.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act III: Yuh dirty, crummy, muck-eatin’ son of a —.
at crummy, adj.2
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act I: Dat’s all a dope dream!
at dope, adj.2
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act I: I’ll bet on Dutchy.
at Dutchy, n.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act VII: Shall we give him what’s what and put the boots to him?
at give someone what-for (v.) under what-for, n.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act I: Drunk as a lord, God stiffen you!
at God stiffen us! (excl.) under God, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act IV: Leave him alone. He’s got a grouch on.
at grouch, n.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act V: Gee, pipe de heinie on dat one! Say, youse, yuh look like de stoin of a ferryboat.
at heinie, n.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape VI: This is the old iron house.
at iron house (n.) under iron, adj.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act VI: What did they jug yuh for?
at jug, v.1
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape VI: Ssshh! Nix! Can de noise! Piano! You’ll have the guard down on us!
at nix!, excl.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act I: Yuh’re bugs, dat’s all – nutty as a cuckoo.
at nutty, adj.2
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape V: Say, dem tings is pretty, huh? Bet yuh dey’d hock for a piece of change aw right.
at piece, n.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act VI: Give him the boid, fellers – the raspberry.
at raspberry, n.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act III: Yuh yellow, brass-buttoned, Belfast scut, yuh!
at scut, n.2
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act VII : I’m reg’lar. I’ll stick, get me? I’ll shoot de woiks for youse.
at shoot the works (v.) under shoot, v.
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act VII: Feedin’ your face – sinkers and coffee.
at sinker, n.2
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act VI: We don’t want to listen to no more of that slop.
at slop, n.1
[US] E. O’Neill Hairy Ape Act I: Whiskey, that’s the ticket!
at that’s the ticket! (excl.) under ticket, n.1
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