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[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 24: I reckon dey is lousy jes like her mind wid ambier drippin’ off her bill jes like it drip off her tongue in dis world.
at amber, n.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 3: Dem white angels come up dere an’ suade him to go back wey de Lord and his Son was an’ ’fore det git dere dem buckra angel done plan atonement.
at backra, adj.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 54: When dey start comin’ out wid de box to take Silas to de grave.
at box, n.1
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 15: Brother, you know hell is a bad place when dey got generations of ole sisters pen up together.
at brother, n.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 2: En ole Peter cracked de door an’ peep out.
at crack, v.2
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 52: Dey come to de road jumpin’ to de drum and steppin’ as high as a man’s head [...] You ought er seen some of dem niggers cut de buck and de buzzard lope.
at cut the buck (v.) under cut, v.3
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 12: He been in old man Hall Store, an’ he say ‘God-dam’ to a nigger standin’ dere.
at God-damn!, excl.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 84: He missed the water and got hold of the whiskey glass, and he got to feeling good and commenced to preach [DARE].
at feel good (v.) under feel, v.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 37: Kill him if he try to ’fend he-self [DARE].
at fend, v.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 67: Do Jesus!
at Jesus!, excl.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 12: God ain guh have a passel of niggers messen up he business.
at mess up, v.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 12: I ain’t pay too much ’tension to da preacher. Dat ain’t nuthen but nigger talk.
at nigger, adj.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 19: I ain’t axed de ole she rat to pray for me.
at rat, n.1
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 16: How is you Sister?
at sister, n.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 65: Great God, dat’s when I would er tored out.
at tear out (v.) under tear, v.
[US] E.C.L. Adams Congaree Sketches 11: An’ one day dere was a ole Uncle July say he curious, an’ he watch dat chile.
at uncle, n.
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