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[US] Phila. Daily Bulletin 1 Feb. 6: All creped up – All dressed up.
at creped up, adj.
[US] Phila. Daily Bulletin 1 Feb. 6: Get off my ear [...] Stop annoying me.
at get on one’s ear (v.) under ear, n.1
[US] Phila. Daily Bulletin 1 Feb. 6: Shut your garage — close your mouth.
at shut your garage! (excl.) under garage, n.
[US] Phila. Daily Bulletin 1 Feb. 6: She’s on the hike — Girl is making eyes at a boy.
at on the hike under hitchhike, v.
[US] Phila. Daily Bulletin 1 Feb. 6: He’s hitch-hiking it — A boy is ‘strutting his stuff’ for a girl’s admiration.
at hitchhike, v.
[US] Phila. Daily Bulletin 1 Feb. 6: Put me in the jigger for a bum — Expression of lament after saying something one shouldn’t.
at put me in the jigger for a bum! (excl.) under jigger, n.1
[US] Phila. Daily Bulletin 1 Feb. 6: Yowza--Yes, sir.
at yowza!, excl.
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