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[SA] Cape Argus (S. Afr.) 26 Aug. 2: The Fields have not proved themselves worthy of ‘The Golden Dream,’ in which so many indulged, but yet they really might do more than descend to the vulgar tickey [DSAE].
at tickey, n.
[SA] Cape Argus (S.Afr.) 8 Jan. 10: The accused [...] were actually several degrees lower than the average ‘scolly-boy’ who commits most of the crimes of violence and theft in the Peninsula [DSAE].
at skolly, n.
[SA] Cape Argus (S. Afr.) 8 Mar. 7: Matieland banishes Jumbo. A farewell ceremony was held at Wilgenhof hostel, Stellenbosch, yesterday in honour of a resident who has been suspended by the university authorities [DSAE].
at Matieland (n.) under Matie, n.
[SA] Cape Argus (S. Afr.) 28 Jan. 8: Borat cozzie banned at NZ ‘family event’.
at cossie, n.1
[SA] Cape Argus (S.Afr.) 28 Jan. 8: He is someone who is [...] sort of dorky with girls.
at dorky, adj.
[SA] Cape Argus (S.Afr.) 28 Jan. 7: Poachers nabbed as cops swoop on ‘super ducks’.
at nab, v.1
[SA] Cape Argus (S.Afr.) 28 Jan. 8: Binnelanders isn’t Neels van Jaarsveld’s first soapie.
at soapie, n.
[SA] Cape Argus (S.Afr.) 28 Jan. 7: Department officials arrested 10 alleged poachers and confiscated a ‘super duck’ following a high speed chase in Algoa Bay.
at super duck (n.) under super-, pfx
[SA] Cape Argus (S. Afr.) 28 Jan. 8: The tannies love it, because they don’t know where the story-line is going.
at tannie, n.
[SA] Cape Argus (SA) 19 Feb. 🌐 Embroiled in a turf battle are the Junky Funky Kids (JFK), the Boston Kids and the Corner Boys.
at turf, n.
[SA] Cape Argus Weekend 12 Mar. 7/2: I hit the children with bricks and the other chommie, Zane, threw them in the bushes.
at chommie, n.
[SA] Cape Argus (SA) 31 Jan. 🌐 Grand Cherokee a bad boy among SUVs.
at bad boy, n.
[SA] Cape Argus 1 Feb. 🌐 Composting made me green around the gills.
at green about the gills (adj.) under gills, n.1
[SA] Cape Argus (SA) 19 Jan. 🌐 We had random people showing up, all wearing their red socks.
at random, adj.
[SA] Cape Argus (SA) 13 Jan. 🌐 We have sting operations at another three [places].
at sting, n.
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