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[US] O. Davis Purlie Victorious in Brasmer, William & Consolo Black Drama III i: Confound Ol’ Cap’n! Dad-blast Ol’ Cap’n.
at dad-burn, v.
[US] O. Davis Purlie Victorious in Black Drama I i: Quit cutting the fool in front of company.
at cut the fool (v.) under cut, v.2
[US] O. Davis Purlie Victorious in Black Drama II i: ol’ cap’n: Doggone my hide, eh, Git? gitlow: Doggone your hide, indeed, suh.
at doggone, v.
[US] O. Davis Purlie Victorious in Black Drama I ii: Get outta my face, boy – get outta my face, before I kill you!
at get out of someone’s face (v.) under face, n.
[US] O. Davis Purlie Victorious in Black Drama II i: Well, I’ll be switched!
at I’ll be switched! (excl.) under switch, v.1
[US] O. Davis Purlie Victorious in Black Drama III i: He’s a Tom. Tease him – low-rate him – laugh at ol’ Gitlow; he ain’ nothing but a fool!
at tom, n.1
[US] D. Ward Day of Absence in Black Drama 206: announcer: Federal? clan: Kin a blind man see?! announcer: The Court? clan: Is a pig clean?! announcer: Clergy? clan: Do a polecat stink?!
at does a bear shit in the woods? Is the pope (a) Catholic?, phr.
[US] D. Ward Day of Absence in Black Drama 201: You’ve got ’nuff hacks and quacks there to find out! [...] You mean Nigras know somp’um ’bout drugs you damn butchers don’t?!
at butcher, n.1
[US] D. Ward Day of Absence in Black Drama 201: What the crap good are they!
at crap, the, phr.
[US] D. Ward Day of Absence in Black Drama 197: Track down that lazy goldbricker.
at goldbrick, n.
[US] D. Ward Day of Absence in Black Drama 190: supervisor: What’s the snarl-up? first operator: Everybody calling at the same time, ma’am!
at snarl(-up), n.
[US] D. Ward Day of Absence in Black Drama 197: Have another squadron of squawk buggies drive slowly through all Nigra alleys, ordering them to come out.
at squawk buggy (n.) under squawk, n.
[US] D. Ward Day of Absence in Black Drama 206: announcer: You’re laying major blame at the doorstep of the present administration? clan: Damn tooting!
at damn tootin’! (excl.) under tooting, adj.
[US] in W. Brasmer Black Drama 201: Well, what the crap good are they!
at crap, the, phr.
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