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The Evacuees choose

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[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 29: She was listening to Lord Haw-Haw on the wireless yesterday – and said she knows who he really is [...] Jack Buchanan acting the goat!
at act the (giddy) goat, v.
[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 20: You barm-pot! He’s got foster-parents already, in Manchester!
at barmpot, n.
[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 76: danny: Say it again! philip: Bugger off!
at bugger off!, excl.
[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 20: It’s worse than being buried up to your neck by Fuzzy-Wuzzies in the desert so the ants get you.
at fuzzy-wuzzy, n.1
[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 4: They want they should take you away – a fire on their kishkes!
at kishkes, n.
[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 39: It’s not swearing. ‘Nackers’ is swearing.
at knackers, n.
[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 29: Lots of love and keep warm. Pip, pip, pip. Your loving Mam and Dad.
at pip-pip!, excl.
[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 7: We’re going in now. Ta ra.
at ta-ra, phr.
[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 23: So have you both gone stumm or something?
at shtoom, adj.
[UK] (con. 1939) J. Rosenthal Evacuees Scene 5: Wolves can’t play for toffee.
at for toffee (adv.) under toffee, n.
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