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Willy Remembers choose

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[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 180: Bernier never even looked over, naturally a.k.’ing Dick Merriwell and Jack Armstrong.
at a.k., v.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 89: Tracy [...] figured he should be with the Rough Riders, but being just a middle shot, got us. Tough apples.
at tough apples! (excl.) under apple, n.1
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 161: I know, he said with a pre-b.s. smile.
at b.s., n.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 112: I bust my bananas and what do I get? Looks and vomit.
at bust one’s bananas (v.) under banana, n.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 56: Arthur Fine [...] had scared the beJesus out of me.
at scare the bejazus out of (v.) under bejazus, n.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 52: The blackbirds have an extra inch in their Achilles tendon giving them a terrific advantage.
at blackbird, n.1
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 156: ‘He’s a bright man.’ ‘Bright bullshit. He’s brilliant.’.
at brilliant, adj.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 202: I had the bugles and I had my bunkies.
at bunkie, n.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 245: Take it easy, bunkie.
at bunkie, n.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 211: C.S. Tom. The lieutenant. The captain.
at c.s., n.1
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 107: We went out for chinks’ on Mott Street.
at Chink’s, n.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 57: The fancy-Dan newspapermen were living on Easy Street at the Tampa Bay.
at fancy-Dan, adj.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 206: Now free of garlics thanks to the 6th and 16th.
at garlic-eater, n.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 70: That gave you a heckuva lot better view.
at helluva, adj.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 89: Holy jumpin catfish [...] They ain’t got no point!
at holy jumping...!, excl.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 89: While we were humping it there to here.
at hump it (v.) under hump, v.1
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 66: ‘The Virginian.’ ‘Heckyes, I read that. It is all about a reb in the Wild West.’.
at Reb, n.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 145: ‘Shit me easy, Benny,’ I said.
at shit me! (excl.) under shit, v.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 197: He certainly has stick-to-itiveness.
at stick-to-it-iveness (n.) under stick to, v.
[US] I. Faust Willy Remembers 90: We gave Tracy the horselaugh, but he was too zipped up to even notice.
at zippy, adj.
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