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Harder They Come 261: You will be back in Trench Town, drunk as a lord, by nex’ week.at drunk as (a)..., adj.
Harder They Come 261: You will be back in Trench Town, drunk as a lord, by nex’ week. Harder They Come 141: Too much action roun’ town fe me play wid no bruk sport who can’t pay me.at action, n.
Harder They Come 326: You no wan’ mess wid him. Him alias.at alias, adj.
Harder They Come 157: You dutty little street Arab you.at arab, n.
Harder They Come 299: Army shoot ’im baby maddah.at baby-mother (n.) under baby, n.
Harder They Come 143: Welcome to Babylon, Breddah!at Babylon, n.1
Harder They Come 203: He prowled the streets [and] fled the clutches of Babylon. [Ibid.] 342: First thing was to get home before the Babylons had a chance to organize a real search.at Babylon, n.1
Harder They Come 208: Through the wickedness of Babylon [...] there had had to be a change in the evening’s ceremonies.at Babylon, n.1
Harder They Come 243: You have the best batti I ever see on a white woman.at batty, n.2
(con. 1950s) Harder They Come 16: I nah bring you up like no leggo beast.at leggo beast, n.
Harder They Come 153: [of a man] Now you can check de ‘beef’ — is three kinda man de women dem go for.at beef, n.1
(con. 1950s) Harder They Come 129: You know how long da bitch deh owe me money?at bitch, n.1
(con. 1950s) Harder They Come 84: You mean fe go black up ’imself?at black up, v.
Harder They Come 222: Then it would be time to leave Preacha an’ the Tabernacle and all the blasted rules.at blasted, adj.1
Harder They Come 130: Me must find him. Cut up him blood clat.at blood claat, n.
Harder They Come 203: He [...] went to blues dances where highly amplified black-American music dominated.at blues, n.3
(con. 1950s) Harder They Come 122: Coo ’pon the nyaman dem! What a way dem boasie, eh?at boasie, adj.
Harder They Come 202: Cagney bopped his bronc [i.e. bicycle] through the traffic, eyes alert for the carelessly placed wallet or purse.at bop, v.
Harder They Come 277: Mek him know say me coming back wid two baas song.at boss, adj.
Harder They Come 247: Ganja traders dealt with everyone — rude-boys, gunmen, Rastas, pimps, everybody. [Ibid.] 326: Rhygin de rudie . . . Rhygin de face man, de dancer man who no woman could refuse.at rude boy, n.
Harder They Come 164: Cho, maastah, gimme a break.at give me a break! (excl.) under break, n.1
Harder They Come 140: ‘Cool breeze,’ Ivan said, betraying his rustic origins.at cool breeze!, excl.
Harder They Come 142: ‘Hol ’awn, breddah,’ Jose warned.at brother, n.
Harder They Come 314: Bumbo! It was as if a huge machete from the sky had taken the tops of the trees.at bumbo!, excl.
Harder They Come 322: Oh gross — what a bummer.at bummer, n.4
(con. 1950s) Harder They Come 25: You is a bungo? You no know what sporting woman is?at bungo, n.
Harder They Come 297: ’Im really did burn me.at burn, v.
Harder They Come 307: It look like we have fe go sell dis bush to de tourist dem.at bush, n.1
Harder They Come 331: I doan business wid all dat.at business, v.
(con. 1950s) Harder They Come 18: Bwai, you out to kill me, or what?at bwoy, n.
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