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[US] in Columbia Press Yank Talk 6: Why are you only a 5 and 10 cent store girl?
at five and dime, n.
[US] in Columbia Press Yank Talk 9: Let the ‘Chi’ birds speak up.
at Chi, n.
[US] in Columbia Press Yank Talk 14: Can you put a guy wise where a bird like me would be after findin’ a hash-joint with a little grub on tap?
at hash-house, n.
[US] in Columbia Press Yank Talk 17: The ‘mech’ expired without a sound.
at mech, n.
[US] in Columbia Press Yank Talk 4: The buck that won’t lend a few francs to a poor ‘busted’ sarg.
at sarge, n.
[US] in Columbia Press Yank Talk 10: The boys line up for chow, And soon the slum and spuds will say, ‘We’re in the army now!’.
at spud, n.3
[US] in Columbia Press Yank Talk 21: Sergeant: What were you doing in the village winery last night? Private: Qual’fying for the Tanked Corps.
at tanked (up), adj.
[US] in Columbia Press Yank Talk 11: The whole world will smile at my notion of ‘style’ When I’m listed as one of the ‘vets.’.
at vet, n.1
[US] in Columbia Press Yank Talk 11: What shall I buy when I’ve need of a tie? [...] Would a touch of sky blue and a green check or two Be suggestive of yeggs or of yaps?
at yap, n.1
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