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1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
109: Who gives a dang!
at
give a damn,
v.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
232: Not so slick an article. But good. All my horses are.
at
article,
n.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
188: He was a funny old bezabor.
at
bezabor,
n.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
30: I’ll bet that’s right. Jeepers Cripus!
at
jeepers creepers!,
excl.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
31: Cripus, Lucy! Stop it!
at
cripes!,
excl.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
321: I could dang near say a prayer, dearie.
at
dang,
adv.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
264: He’s had it, dearie [died].
at
have had it,
v.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
118: Now you’re down to hardpan, what you going to do?
at
hard-pan,
n.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
98: And their talk! High jabber [...] Jabber! Jesus!
at
high,
adj.
2
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
199: Hold your jaw, old man.
at
hold one’s jaw
(
v.
)
under
jaw,
n.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
28: Jeepers! Its the stairways to the Erie!
at
jeepers!,
excl.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
49: He’s Nell’s nephey.
at
nevvy,
n.
1929
W.D. Edmonds
Rome Haul
287: A little fat twerp chewing a cigar.
at
twerp,
n.
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