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[US] M. Cherry On High Steel 135: You know he’s an alky.
at alky, n.
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel 81: Timmy, despite a body full of antifreeze, complained without pause.
at antifreeze, n.
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel 88: You got to cold-conk him.
at cold-conk (v.) under cold, adv.
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel 69: He’s a knock-down, drag-out rummy.
at drag-out, n.
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel xiv: Evenings with the Fish (a not wholly complimentary term for men from Newfoundland).
at fish, n.1
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel 69: All you do is hump yourself blue in the face.
at hump, v.1
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel 124: I don’t want [...] any Joe McGees they send out* [*A ‘Joe McGee’ is a dumb, goof-off, careless ironworker].
at Joe McGee, n.
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel 193: Get back here, you miserable miscarriage.
at miscarriage, n.
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel xiv: The Newfies are often hockey freaks.
at Newf, n.
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel 92: Change the subject, numbnuts.
at numbnuts (n.) under numb, adj.
[US] M. Cherry On High Steel 199: I got a friend runs a little snake outfit; we’ll give him a call when the job’s done.
at snake, n.2
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