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The Man-of-Words in the West Indies choose

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[WI] P. Sherlock West indies 143: Saga boys dressed in sheath-like saga pants, ‘peg-top trousers’ and saga coats called Bim-Bams.
at saga, adj.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 68: Just for the sake of a root of cassava, / That’s why some of these young girls don’t know their pickny’ father.
at baby-father (n.) under baby, n.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 68: Those young girls get their bellies / Because they won’t stay home.
at get a belly (v.) under belly, n.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 124: The crossroads group talking old talk or blagging, [...] the casual discourse carried on while liming—sitting or standing around in groups.
at blag, v.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 124: Inappropriateness from [...] calling someone’s name before the friendship is established to making boderation (starting fights).
at botheration, n.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 96: He is classed as a fool and accused of talking trupidness. [...] Talking trupidness is expected [...] from persons who really are trupidy.
at chupidness (n.) under chupid, adj.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 125: ‘He ain’ easy’ [...] may refer to someone’s propensity to rudeness, especially stealing, playing smart, or its verbal equivalent, having a fas’ mout’ (that is, gossiping, t’iefing someone’s name).
at fast mouth (adj.) under fast, adj.1
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 179: Jumbies are vexing spirits.
at jumbie, n.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 133: It is here that the men sit around liming and blagging.
at lime, v.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 125: He therefore runs the risk of being branded [...] a limey (or limer) boy if he uses flash to talk with many women.
at limer, n.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 72: My sister had a penny pork* [...] *A penny’s worth of pork, also sl. for female genitalia.
at pork, n.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 68: Pistol leggo boom boom / knock off Miss Wallace hairy poom poom.
at pum-pum, n.2
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 68: When the pepper tree begin to bear / It burn off all of Jennifer’ pussy hair.
at pussy hair (n.) under pussy, n.
[WI] R. Abrahams Man-of-Words in the West Indies 125: A sporty fellow is generally admired [...] but he must know when it is appropriate to be sporty. He therefore runs the risk of being branded a saga boy.
at saga-boy/-girl (n.) under saga, adj.
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