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Maggie, a Girl of the Streets and Other New York Writings choose

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[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 56: Ain’t she a beaut? Ain’t she a dindy? Fer Gawd’s sake!
at beaut, n.1
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 6: Here you, Jim, git up, now, while I belt yer life out, you damned disorderly brat.
at belt, v.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 12: Why deh blazes don’ chere try teh kep Jim from fightin’?
at how the blazes! (excl.) under blazes, n.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 5: Ah, we blokies kin luck deh hull damn Row.
at bloke, n.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 49: A bouncer [...] plunged about in the crowd, dragging bashful strangers to prominent chairs, ordering waiters here and there and quarreling furiously with men who wanted to sing with the orchestra.
at bouncer, n.1
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 5: Cheese it, Jimmie, cheese it! Here comes yer fader.
at cheese it!, excl.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 22: I met a chump deh odder day way up in deh city.
at chump, n.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 53: And she won’t come it over me with any of her ‘now-Freddie-dears’.
at come it over (v.) under come it, v.1
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 11: Ah, come off! I got dis can fer dat ol’ woman an’ it ’ud be dirt teh swipe it.
at come off!, excl.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 39: He’s a dindy masher, ain’t he, by Gawd.
at dandy, adj.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 21: Dat bloke was a dandy [...] but he had’n oughta made no trouble.
at dandy, n.2
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 12: ‘Look at deh dirt what yeh done me,’ he yelled. ‘Deh ol’ woman ’ll be raisin’ hell.’ [Ibid.] 52: Yer doin’ me dirt, Nell! I never taut ye’d do me dirt.
at do dirt to someone (v.) under dirt, n.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 37: ‘Here now,’ said her son, ‘Take a drop on yourself.’.
at take a drop on (v.) under drop, n.1
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (1896) 60: I wonder if I’ve been played for a duffer.
at duffer, n.2
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 40: ‘Well,’ he growled, ‘what’s eatin’ yehs?’.
at eat, v.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 6: Come how, now [...] an’ stop yer jawin’, er I’ll lam the everlasting head off yehs.
at everlasting, adj.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 41: ‘Oh, hell,’ said Pete, easily. ‘Go fall on yerself.’.
at go fall on yourself! (excl.) under fall, v.1
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 21: Dose mugs can’t phase me. Dey knows I kin wipe up deh street wid any tree of dem.
at wipe the floor (with), v.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 28: Gawd [...] I wonner if I’ve been played for a duffer.
at play for, v.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 61: Brace up, old girl.
at old gal, n.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 4: ‘Gee!’ he murmered with interest, ‘A scrap. Gee.’.
at gee!, excl.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 39: Git onto deh mug on deh blokie.
at get onto, v.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 22: ‘Oh, gee,’ I says, ‘Go teh hell an’ git off deh eart’.’.
at get off the earth! (excl.) under get off, v.3
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 5: Smash ’im, Jimmie, kick deh damn guts out of ’im.
at gut, n.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 4: ‘Ah, what deh hell,’ he said.
at what the hell!, excl.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 4: ‘What deh hell, Jimmie?’ he asked of the small champion.
at what the hell!, excl.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 20: ‘Deh hell,’ I says. Like dat! ‘Deh hell.’.
at hell, the, phr.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 12: I’ll club hell outa yeh when I ketch yeh.
at hell, the, phr.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 51: Let’s go over to Billie’s and have a heluva time.
at hell of a, a under hell, n.
[US] S. Crane Maggie, a Girl of the Streets (2001) 20: Hully gee! Dey makes me tired.
at holy gee! (excl.) under holy...!, excl.
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