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God Sends Sunday choose

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[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 51: A black-headed gal make the freight jump de track, / But a long tall gal make a preacher ball de jack.
at ball the jack, v.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 81: That’s big-man talk, son.
at big man (n.) under big, adj.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 35: Jes’ keep yo’ blade in your pocket, if you please.
at blade, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 85: It then occured to Augie that the hour was a bit early for a blow-off; there were too many people about.
at blow off, n.2
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 50: ‘Tha’s a ole boogie-house song,’ she said scornfully.
at boogie house (n.) under boogie, n.4
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 156: ‘De brown-skinned gal ’cross yonder,’ Nappy pointed—‘is she yo company?’.
at brownskin, adj.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 79: Yes, suh. Lil Augie takes de cake.
at take the cake, v.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 22: I’m jes’ dirty wid money [...] I got greenbacks on me worser ’n a dog got fleas. [Ibid.] 57: ‘They tells me yo pockets is loaded with spikes, Lil Augie.’ ‘Sho, I’s dirty wid money.’.
at dirty, adj.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 33: They is doin’-up niggers right an’ lef’ an’ nobody says boo.
at do up, v.1
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 164: I be dog if I ain’t.
at I’ll be doggoned! (excl.) under doggone, v.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 173: I got de down-yonders, an’ I got ’em bad [...] I got de down-yonders an’ I’m too damn mean to cry.
at down-yonders (n.) under down, adj.2
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 49: ‘Have some sit-down,’ Leah said. [Ibid.] 83: Ain’t you gonna ask me to come in an’ have some sit-down?
at sit-down, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 65: Della was one of the youngest and best-looking fancy girls on Targee Street.
at fancy girl, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 189: Was I as black an’ ugly as you I’d waller wid de hogs ’stead o’ ’sociatin’ wid folkses.
at folks, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 32: I seen a nigger pistol a white man in Texas once. [Ibid.] 40: At the picnic where Joe Baily and Tom Wright pistoled each other about her.
at gun, v.2
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 24: I’s gonna git me a two-gallon high-roller hat. [Ibid.] 25: His high-roller had tiny naked women worked in eyelets in the crown.
at high roller, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 68: Shucks. That nigger ain’t in it.
at not in it, phr.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 18: Little ink-spot jockeys.
at inkspot (n.) under ink, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 179: An’ damn if you’s gonna low-rate me in ma own house.
at low-rate (v.) under low, adj.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 63: I ain’t gonna have it. No nigger is gonna lump yo’ eyes lak dat, long as I’s in town. [Ibid.] 81: Any woman dat messes wid me gotta take de lumps. I’d slap yo’ eyeteeth out.
at lump, v.2
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 189: Damn yo’ black mammy, nigger. I’m a mind to lump you for dat lie.
at mammy, n.1
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 104: ‘Damn ’em all, all de womens! I b’lieve Florence is bad luck to me anyhow.’ But that was just mouth-talk. He had hardly spoken the words when he wondered if he were not actually losing his mind about her.
at mouth-talk (n.) under mouth, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 197: I’s jes’ a po’ picked sparrow. I ain’t as big as a dime, an’ I don’t worth a nickel.
at nickel, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 59: She called the plug-ugly girl to the door.
at plug-ugly, adj.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 40: It’s a Gawd’s shame you ain’t wearin them pretty rags instead o’ de ugly skates that live in there.
at rags, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 40: It’s a Gawd’s shame you ain’t wearin them pretty rags instead o’ de ugly skates that live in there.
at skate, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 42: Hack hips, piano busts, an’ skeeter legs. You is got shape, Miss Florence.
at skeeter, n.1
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 197: I ain’t nobody. I ain’t nuthin’ [...] I’s jes’ a po’ picked sparrow. I ain’t as big as a dime, an’ I don’t worth a nickel.
at sparrow, n.
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 99: ‘You is got enough money to ask for de moon. They tells me you got mo’ spikes than Carter is got oats, Lil Augie.’ ‘An’ I’m fixin’ to spend ’em all on you.’.
at spikes, n.1
[US] A. Bontemps God Sends Sun. 51: That ain’t no sugar-mouth talk neither.
at sugar, v.1
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