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Invisible Man choose

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[US] R. Ellison Invisible Man 143: I had to wait and plan and lick around . . . Yes, I had to act the nigger!
at act the nigger (v.) under nigger, n.1
[US] R. Ellison Invisible Man 137: We’re an assbackward people.
at ass-backwards under ass, n.
[US] R. Ellison Invisible Man 427: All right, daddy, you don’t have to jump evil on me.
at jump, v.
[US] R. Ellison Invisible Man 488: One of them started shooting. And that was the lick!
at lick, n.2
[US] R. Ellison Invisible Man 486: That crazy sonofabitch [...] look[s] like death eating a sandwich.
at look like death eating a sandwich (v.) under look like..., v.
[US] R. Ellison Invisible Man 420: What brand you drinking tonight, Poppa-Stopper?
at poppa-stoppa (n.) under poppa, n.
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