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letter 15 Dec. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 18: They pay 2 bob a line and get most of the best people (and one hell of a lot of muck).at muck, n.1
letter 15 Dec. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 18: They pay 2 bob a line and get most of the best people (and one hell of a lot of muck). letter 14 Feb. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 25: I enclose a prize sample of bull shit.at bullshit, n.
letter 21 July in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 31: I can send the two poems to that Chicago rag if you can stand it. They pay, dammm ’em.at damn, v.
letter 21 July in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 31: I can send the two poems to that Chicago rag if you can stand it.at rag, n.1
letter 14 Feb. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 25: Also, as you see, the S.S. is disposed in your favour IF you have any sugar tits for ’em.at sugar tit (n.) under tit, n.2
letter 6–12 Sept. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 45: I am so damn sick of energetic stupidity. The ‘strong’ work ... balls!at balls!, excl.
letter 6 Sept in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 42: I’m glad the committee has coughed up something.at cough up, v.
letter 6–12 Sept. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 45: This deluge of work by suburban counter-jumpers on the one hand and gut-less Oxford graduates or flunktuates on the other ... bah!at counter-jumper, n.
letter 3 July in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 36: And if you aren’t worth ten De la Mares I’ll eat my shirt.at eat one’s hat, v.
letter 12 Sept. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 56: Again you will get the fag ends of my mind. But I have spent the morning doing 2000 words on you and your play.at fag end, n.
letter 6–12 Sept. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 45: This deluge of work by suburban counter-jumpers on the one hand and gut-less Oxford graduates or flunktuates on the other ... bah!at flunk, n.1
letter in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 45: This deluge of work by suburban counter-jumpers on the one hand and gut-less Oxford graduates or flunktuates or the other ... bah!at gutless, adj.
letter 27 Aug. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 41: Do you know of anyone whom you think ought to be roped in to cooperate.at rope in, v.
letter 31 Jan. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 68: If the Egoist publish you now, I don’t suppose they’ll be able to make any further advance. Though they might be able to fork up something (I doubt it) later.at fork out, v.
letter 31 Jan. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 68: I have never found the organized world of publication much use, they usually try to get one under the hatches and then stop the bread and water ration.at under (the) hatches, adj.
letter 1–2 Jan. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 82: Lady Cunard is having another whack at *****, on the strength of the govt. recognition of your work.at have a whack at (v.) under whack, n.1
letter 25 Sept. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 127: Gosse has written a killing letter, professing his willingness to help [...] I can hear Gosse’s snuffy voice sniffing the syllables.at killing, adj.
letter 12 Dec. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 148: ‘Bitched mess of modernity’ is no reflection on the innocents Giorgio and Lucia.at bitched (up) (adj.) under bitch, v.
letter 22 Nov. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 146: The owner of the Manchester guardian admits the stuff is ‘brilliantly written’ but shows no disposition to have it in his own better paid cols. et bloody coetera.at bloody, adv.
letter 22 Nov. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 145: The females have maliciously ruined DeBosscheres drawings by saving 2d. on bunf.at bumf, n.
letter 12 Dec. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 147: The only thing is that these women in New York may go bust, and be unable to print the end of the novel.at go bust (v.) under bust, adj.
letter 7 June in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 143: Gawd damn it, it is Writing, with a large W. and no C.at god-damn it!, excl.
letter 17 July in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 144: Enough of this dribble forgive the maunderings of a convalescent.at dribble, n.
letter 7 June in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 143: Your third section is bloody inspirin’ fine. Want to let off a little steam over it.at blow off steam (v.) under steam, n.
letter 2 June in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 173: One grows increasingly gaga with time’s attrition.at gaga, adj.
in Joyce (1983) 474: Lent the chapter to one or two people but they know as much about it as the parliamentary side of my arse.at parliamentary, adj.
letter 25 Dec. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 227: Hemingway told Joyce Pound’s idea was ‘moonshine’.at moonshine, n.
letter 21 Dec. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 242: But you mustn’t now say ‘buggar’ nor / ‘bitch’ nor yet ‘bastard’ / Or the black maria will take you / To our howly prison-yard.at bugger!, excl.
letter 21 Dec. in Read Letters to James Joyce (1968) 242: O Paddy dear an’ did you hear / The news that’s going round.at Paddy, n.
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