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One Jamaica Gal 10: To be sure Icilda knew nothing of ‘baccra’ cooking.at backra, adj.
One Jamaica Gal 10: To be sure Icilda knew nothing of ‘baccra’ cooking. One Jamaica Gal 14: Obadiah could be found any evening at the Chinese shop near Belgrave Gap where all the young bloods congregated to drink a gill of rum and discuss current matters.at young blood (n.) under blood, n.2
One Jamaica Gal 167: Bwoy, you no smell fire?at bwoy, n.
One Jamaica Gal 15: ‘Cho man!’ he exclaimed, ‘You t ’ink I gwine consort with dat gravillicious female?’.at cha!, excl.
One Jamaica Gal 22: Lawd, but the ‘missis’ is one sweet lady [...] an’ Mister Hilary am sweet too but him too foo-foo.at foo-foo, adj.
advert in One Jamaica Gal 83: Jamaica Gals enjoy Red Stripe Beer!at gal, n.
One Jamaica Gal 15: ‘Cho man!’ he exclaimed, ’You t’ink I gwine consort with dat gravillicious female?’.at gravalicious, adj.
One Jamaica Gal 68: An’ wha’ dey wan wi’ jukkin needle in we? Wha’ dey gwine dowi’ de blood? [Ibid.] 69: Wha’ all dis birth-control business? [...] When de doctor come round, doan let him juk yu wid no needle.at juke, v.2
One Jamaica Gal 19: ‘Lawks! lawks! help! help!’ yelled Icilda.at lawks!, excl.
One Jamaica Gal 7: You no hear say how Mattie lick Joe wid sugar cane stick las’ night?at lick, v.1
One Jamaica Gal 21: If the ‘missis’ gave out four eggs for puddings, Mrs. Ryan saved one [...] for her own home larder.at missis, n.
One Jamaica Gal 27: Wha’ a nager gal lak you wan’ wi’ such mincing ways?at nagah, n.
One Jamaica Gal 22: Lawd, but the ‘missis’ is one sweet lady [...] an’ Mister Hilary am sweet too but him too foo-foo.at one, adj.
One Jamaica Gal 12: Her grandfather, father, and husband had all produced ‘outside’ families with comely brown paramours.at outside, adj.
One Jamaica Gal 39: You got no more pick-nies, Phoebe?at pickney, n.
One Jamaica Gal 55: Phoebe [...] paid a tout or ‘pilot’, named Josiah to accost sailors when they came ashore.at pilot, n.
One Jamaica Gal 9: Icilda was welcome to him! For herself she preferred a sambo man with knotted muscles and white teeth.at sambo, n.1
One Jamaica Gal 32: Wasn’t it you t’ief bikkles from Busha Nelson fe send you mudder?at t’ief, v.
One Jamaica Gal 58: The latrine [...] was shared by all the members of the ‘yard.’.at yard, n.2
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