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Green Grow the Lilacs choose

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[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I v: Yer time has come! Yes, siree, bob!
at yes siree bob!, excl.
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iv: Christ all hemlock!
at Christ almighty! (excl.) under Christ, n.
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iv: Well, fer land’s-a-livin’! Of all the crazies!
at crazy, n.
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I ii: Gonna start you right off to Vinita to the crazy house!
at crazy house (n.) under crazy, n.
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iii: That’s a dinger, that is!
at dinger, n.1
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iii: Ort to give you a good Dutch rub and arn some of the craziness out of you!
at Dutch rub (n.) under Dutch, adj.1
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I v: Tain’t so purty-fer-nice but it’s hell-fer-warm.
at hell for under hell, n.
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iv: Jumpin’ toadstools!
at jumping, adj.1
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iv: Well, fer land’s-a-livin’! Of all the crazies!
at land, n.1
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iii: Who’s been a-shootin’? Skeer the liver and lights out of a feller!
at scare the liver(s) (and lights) out of (v.) under liver, n.1
[US] (con. 1900) Lynn Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iii: Don’t set there, you lummy, answer when you’re spoke to!
at lummocks, n.
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iii: Plug or no plug, you mighta tied him some’eres else.
at plug, n.3
[US] (con. 1900) L. Riggs Green Grow the Lilacs I iv: Gonna be a weddin’—Gonna be a shivoree.
at shivoo, n.
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