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Ebony Sept. 34: His playing is full of what jazzmen refer to as ‘soul’.at soul, n.2
Ebony Sept. 34: His playing is full of what jazzmen refer to as ‘soul’. Ebony 149/3: The mournful plight of a man gone cold in hand.at cold in hand under cold, adj.
‘SWAP Dict. Teen-age Sl’ in Ebony Mar. 98/2: Bogart: to muscle through — as in ‘Dig up, let’s grab a boss broad and bogart our way into a boss jam’.at bogart, v.
‘SWAP Dict. Teen-age Sl’ in Ebony Mar. 98/2: Dig up: give me your attention — as in ‘Dig up, man, let’s split this jam (leave this dance).at dig, v.3
‘SWAP Dict. Teen-age Sl’ in Ebony Mar. 98/2: If you feel froggish, take a leap: a term used when one boy dares another to fight .at feel froggy (v.) under froggy, adj.2
‘SWAP Dict. Teen-age Sl’ in Ebony Mar. 98/2: Gink: a ‘square’ [...] as in ‘That giunk just cut loose the foxiest broad around’.at gink, n.1
‘SWAP Dict. Teen-age Sl’ in Ebony Mar. 98/2: Hang five: downgrade someone — as ‘Be careful of her, she’ll hang five on you’.at hang five (v.) under hang, v.2
‘SWAP Dict. Teen-age Sl’ in Ebony Mar. 98/2: Hawk: to watch — as in ‘Man, that skank steady hawks me in school’.at hawk, v.
Ebony Nov. 218/2: The ‘young bohemian,’ who blended the casual cut of the jumper, turtle neck sweater and trench coat, with the ‘kookiness’ of mixed patterns, lank hair and startling eye makeup.at kookiness (n.) under kooky, adj.
‘SWAP Dict. Teen-age Sl’ in Ebony Mar. 98/2: Mack: to talk — as in ‘I was macking to that boss broad, but she stared hanging five on me’.at mack, v.1
‘SWAP Dict. Teen-age Sl’ in Ebony Mar. 98/2: Shot through the grease: given a hard time — as in, ‘Man that cat got shot through the grease.at shoot through the grease (v.) under shoot, v.
‘SWAP Dict. Teen-age Sl’ in Ebony Mar. 98/2: Skanky: an ugly girl — as in ‘That’s a skanky broad’.at skanky, adj.
Ebony Dec. 118/2: Other frequently used [police] jargon includes [...] ‘felony shoes’ for sneakers (‘we feel secure that a guy in high heels is not going to mug,’ laughs Niles ).at felony shoes, n.
Ebony June 108/3: [pic. caption] McTear likes to shoot pool at a neighborhood center (right). ‘I call it the Blood Bucket,’ says McTear, half in jest.at blood bucket (n.) under blood, n.1
(age 5 yrs) in Ebony Jr! Jan. 31: Chili today! Spaghetti, no way!at no way!, excl.
Ebony Sept. 19: In a satire on the Oval Office, Flip Wilson displayed a badge he wore with the initials HNIC, saying it meant ‘head nigger in charge.’ .at head nigger in charge (n.) under head, n.
Ebony Apr. 105/1: This Southern city where backslapping, ‘good old boys’ and words like ‘ripsnorting’ are common.at rip-snorting, adj.
Ebony Oct. 140/2: Al Sharpton and members of his National Youth Movement paint an ‘X’ on a ‘crack’ house to symbolize the deaths of young people who died from the purified cocaine that was made and sold there.at crack house (n.) under crack, n.7
Ebony Feb. 4/3: Prince appears to be color struck. Prince seems to be only attracted to fair-skinned women with ‘good’ hair.at color-struck, adj.
Ebony LIII (Jan.) 104: [headline] How to Beat the Winter Blahs and Boost Your Energy.at blahs, the, n.
Ebony May 166/1: Whatever you care to call it — dissin’, putting in check, low-rating, fronting off, downing — all the names stand for the same thing, disrespect.at front off (v.) under front, v.2
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