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Jane’s Career (1971) 37: The only thing I don’t like in a servant is back-answers.at back-talk, n.
Jane’s Career (1971) 37: The only thing I don’t like in a servant is back-answers. Jane’s Career (1971) 101: The innocent query drew forth a scream of laughter [...] ‘Miss Burrell want to know what a “back force” is!’ and then they exploded anew. [...] Then one girl condescended to explain. ‘It is a “friend“,’ she said.at backforce, n.
Jane’s Career (1971) 138: Y’u better off than poor buckra.at backra, n.
Jane’s Career (1971) 75: ‘Tcho!’ exclaimed Kate.at cha!, excl.
Jane’s Career (1971) 11: But I goin’ back to Kingston, though! No fear!at no fear!, excl.
Jane’s Career (1971) 3: Don’t allow any of those Kingston buoy to fool you up.at fool up (v.) under fool, n.
Jane’s Career (1971) 58: See here, Miss Mason [...] I tell y’u not to abuse me, for I will get ignorant again.at ignorant, adj.
Jane’s Career (1971) 47: ‘Y’u notice dat mampala man?’ she asked the girl.at mampala, n.
Jane’s Career (1971) 55: Mrs Mason commanded her to cease her ‘nager noise’ immediately.at nagah, n.
Jane’s Career (1971) 40: I would only get six bananas for a quattie.at quattie, n.
Jane’s Career (1971) 4: If y’u don’t have a job, or somebody to help y’u, you may suck salt through a wooden spoon!at suck salt (v.) under salt, n.3
Jane’s Career (1971) 12: A practised eye would have pronouced Celestina to be a ‘sambo’, or one-fourth white.at sambo, n.1
Jane’s Career (1971) 18: Y’u is too scaly.at scaly, adj.
Jane’s Career (1971) 4: Everyt’ing was spanking, man!at spanking, adj.
Jane’s Career (1971) 58: De mallatta ooman vex because she can’t tief me.at t’ief, v.
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