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[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 30: Yah, you no-account nigger!
at no-account nigger (n.) under no-account, adj.
[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 29: Don’t! I’m ticklish – leff off! Don’t you git my Norf Car’lina up.
at get one’s African up (v.) under African, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 27: All de world and his wife flock to see Mr. Gilligan’s great circus.
at all the world and his wife, n.
[US] C. White The Hop of Fashion in Darkey Drama 4 Act I: Now, then; I’m going to give you what we call Bally Hooly.
at ballyhooly, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Night in the New Hotel in Darkey Drama 4 47: He had one ob dem iron-ram sort ob beaks.
at beak, n.2
[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 31: He’s a nice bit!
at bit of stuff, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Night in the New Hotel in Darkey Drama 4 43: I’ll gib you one ob my sweeteners if you don’t chain up!
at chain up!, excl.
[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 29: Got a chew?
at chew, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 27: He was gone a coon’s age.
at coon’s age (n.) under coon, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 31: Oh, he’s cracked!
at cracked, adj.
[US] C. White The Hop of Fashion in Darkey Drama 4 Act I: Say, daddy, ain’t dere going to be a ball somewhere in dis shanty, eh?
at daddy, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 30: I’ll dust your thick wool!
at dust, v.1
[US] C. White The Hop of Fashion in Darkey Drama 4 Act II: mose. Come Lize; let’s have a dance, and leave this foo-foo ball.
at foo-foo, adj.
[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 30: Thick-headed darkey! you don’t know more than is good for you.
at thick-headed, adj.
[US] H.L. Williams Night in the New Hotel in Darkey Drama 4 43: I’ll lay out dis hyar fiddler.
at lay out, v.
[US] H.L. Williams Three Black Smiths in Darkey Drama 4 29: Don’t! I’m ticklish – leff off! Don’t you git my Norf Car’lina up.
at leave off! (excl.) under leave, v.
[US] C. White The Hop of Fashion in Darkey Drama 4 Act II: Come Lize; let’s have a dance, and leave this foo-foo ball.
at lize, n.
[US] C. White The Hop of Fashion in Darkey Drama 4 Act I: Now, look here, old Moco. I’ll squeeze your melon.
at melon, n.
[US] C. White The Hop of Fashion in Darkey Drama 4 Act II: Out of that, you spalpeen.
at spalpeen, n.
[US] H.L. Williams Night in the New Hotel in Darkey Drama 4 43: I’ll gib you one ob my sweeteners if you don’t chain up! (flourishes umbrella).
at sweetener, n.2
[US] C. White The Hop of Fashion in Darkey Drama 4 Act I: Go way, ole Indian rubber, or I’ll burst your trumpet.
at trumpet, n.
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