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Punch and Judy choose

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[UK] Judy 18 May 236: The officer assisted the pastor out, and hinted that he was slightly fly-blown [F&H].
at fly-blown, adj.
[UK] Judy XXII 271: The coal-scuttle bonnet is of all others the most provoking and prettiest.
at coal-scuttle (n.) under coal, n.1
[UK] Judy 62/3: A paper [i.e. Illus. Police News] appealing to vitiated tastes; a paper illustrating crimes of violence, giving in each number the portraits of at least half-a-dozen murderers, and enlivened now and again with the full length figure, in character, of a ‘Dizzy Blonde’.
at dizzy, adj.
[UK] Judy 4 Aug. 58: He imbibed stupendous quantities of jiggered gin, dogs nose, and Paddys eye-water [F&H].
at eyewater (n.) under eye, n.
[UK] Judy 4 Aug. 58: He imbibed stupendous quantities of jiggered gin, dog’s nose, and Paddy’s eye-water [F&H].
at jiggered, adj.2
[UK] Judy 4 Aug. 58: He imbibed stupendous quantities of jiggered gin, dogs nose, and Paddys eye-water [F&H].
at Paddy’s eyewater (n.) under Paddy, n.
[UK] Judy 27 Apr. 200: A burglar whose particular lay was flying the blue pigeon, i.e., stealing lead [F&H].
at fly the blue pigeon (v.) under blue pigeon, n.
[UK] Judy 31 Aug. 101: The Town Councillor had a squabble with his parent [...] and accused him of boskiness [F&H].
at boskiness, n.
[UK] Judy 21 Sept 140: Four young ladies represented the galopshus sum of 20,000,000 dollars [F&H].
at golopshus, adj.
[UK] Judy 27 Apr. 202: While we had the Queen’s portrait in our pockets we were well received everywhere [F&H].
at queen’s picture (n.) under queen, n.
[UK] E. Pugh Punch and Judy 138: If only we could tell what on earth they are all chinwagging about.
at chinwag, v.
[UK] E. Pugh Punch and Judy 111: ‘Holy crikey!’ he cried.
at crikey!, excl.
[UK] E. Pugh Punch and Judy 93: Can ’t we see through all his fake and flam and spot the good heart underneath?
at flam, n.1
[UK] E. Pugh Punch and Judy 7: Holy Jo [...] had been converted, as the phrase goes, at a Baptist revival.
at holy Joe, n.
[UK] E. Pugh Punch and Judy 9: Up the loop. Barmy. Off their rocker. You know.
at up the loop (adj.) under loopy, adj.
[UK] E. Pugh Punch and Judy 93: ’Pon my sivvy – and again I beg your pardon, my dear.
at upon my sivvy!, excl.
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