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[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 254: His Highness [...] was so agreeably affected by the swift interchange of repartee and back-chat.
at backchat, n.1
[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 109: Jewboy has made one mistake. Naughty Jewboy.
at Jew boy, n.
[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 25: No one will deny that all dogs [...] are more acceptable to the Lord than foxes, rats, or Dagoes.
at dago, n.
[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 141: For pity’s sake, Martin, don’t look so gaga – but go!
at gaga, adj.
[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 201: ‘Have you, in that case, a cigarette you could spare?’ ‘Gaspers,’ said the policeman.
at gasper, n.
[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 202: ‘You’re a gent,’ [...] ‘And gents,’ said the policemen, ‘know nothing. And what they do know is mouldy.’.
at gent, n.1
[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 10: Oh, give your rotten ball!
at give!, excl.
[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 31: I didn’t tell you about this, sir, so that you should make a guy of me.
at guy, n.1
[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 202: ‘You’re a gent,’ [...] ‘And gents,’ said the policemen, ‘know nothing. And what they do know is mouldy.’.
at mouldy, adj.
[UK] M. Arlen May Fair (1947) 189: ‘Look here, no rotting!’ he warned her.
at rot, v.
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