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Jack and Jamie Go to War choose

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[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 153: Hey mister! Wanna jig-jig? Fucki-fuck?
at jig-a-jig, n.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 150: He’d been at school with me, a ragged-arsed pupil at St. Jude’s.
at ragged-arsed, adj.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 57: Get some service in . . . fackin’ red-arse!
at red ass, n.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 100: You like me. I know you do. It’s only a bit of bum.
at bit of bum (n.) under bum, n.1
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 133: Holy cow! [...] I could use some of that Cape Smoke right now.
at cape smoke, n.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 57: It was only a crowd of fackin’ wogs an’ half-chats!
at half-chat, n.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 57: The fackin wogs used to give me a shave before they brought the gunsmoke in.
at fucking, adj.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 62: Two girlie boys?
at girlyboy, n.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 153: ‘So long Johnny!’ he shouted to Bobby.
at johnny, n.1
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 70: A Liverpool ‘do’ starts in a pub. Everyone gets oiled up.
at oil, v.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 100: Do you think I’m a piece of fruit?
at piece of fruit (n.) under piece, n.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 46: The section looked on to see my reaction, which was pure dockland Scouse! ‘Shut your fucken hole, Private Lee [...] You pox-ridden bastid!’.
at Scouse, n.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 100: I could see the screaming pansies all around, hear the insulting remarks.
at screaming, adj.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 74: The stiffened young sex throbbed in my hand and he made a sleepy boyish sound.
at sex, n.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 57: ‘Shit in it!’ said a voice in the dark. That meant ‘keep quiet’ among the old-timers.
at shit in it! (excl.) under shit, v.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 181: ‘What we gonna do?’ asked Buck [...] ‘Shit or bust!’ I said.
at shit or bust (v.) under shit, v.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 165: It’s a brothel! A short-time house. Fifty lire for a quick fuck.
at short time, n.
[UK] (con. WWII) J. Robinson Jack and Jamie Go to War 162: We were stopped by a gleaming American military cop, snow-white helmet on his head, [...] ‘Where you guys headed?’ asked the ‘snowdrop,’ all fierce and business-like.
at snowdrop, n.
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