1977 G. Swarthout Melodeon 86: ‘What about the meaning of Christmas?’ ‘Banana oil!’.at banana oil (n.) under banana, n.
1977 G. Swarthout Melodeon 41: Here’s to the end of the blamed storm, and a Merry Christmas tomorrow.at blame, adj.
1977 G. Swarthout Melodeon 4: I gathered, washed, and crated hen fruit till I couldn’t face it boiled, fried, or scrambled.at hen fruit (n.) under hen, n.
1977 G. Swarthout Melodeon 38: That would be a corker, though. Oh, yes, this would be a humdinger.at humdinger, n.
1977 G. Swarthout Melodeon 109: I had to figure out PDQ how to get Will to play the melodeon.at p.d.q., phr.
1977 G. Swarthout Melodeon 25: ‘Oh, we spat,’ he said [...] ‘Don’t your ma and pa go at it now and again?’.at spat, v.