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Sixteen Shillings and Tuppence Ha’Penny choose

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[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 30: I can’t tell yer everything Esmerelda – only what me brain in me bacon bonce knows.
at bacon-bonce, n.1
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 44: Mere boys, some still had the bumfluff on their chins.
at bum-fluff, n.
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 32: Okay, Miss Clever Clogs.
at clever clogs (n.) under clever, adj.
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 131: Within nine months of demobbed men, pregnant women were to be seen everywhere! [...] ‘When’s it due to drop?’ ‘I’m ’avin’ mine the day after youse –’.
at drop, v.5
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 35: I ’eard me dad — I woz earwiggin.
at earwig, v.1
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 138: I know Ginger likes a bit of fluff, sweetheart, but, what man or boy doesn’t?
at bit of fluff (n.) under fluff, n.1
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 121: Strutting their stuff was the in-phrase.
at in, adj.
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 69: Yer’ll get yer lemons soon enuff.
at lemon, n.
[UK] (con. late 1940s) Violet Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 133: Me darlin’ wife has either got a ’eadache tonight or she’s got her manhole covers (periods) – blow me down.
at manhole cover (n.) under manhole, n.
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 32: Okay, Miss Clever Clogs.
at Miss, n.
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 133: Blow me down – it’s the bloomin’ raincoat now (Dutch cap)!
at raincoat (n.) under rain, n.
[UK] (con. late 1940s) Violet Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 30: I jist told yer – yer soppy date!
at soppy date (n.) under soppy, adj.
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 68: Yer can’t add up for toffee nuts.
at for toffee (adv.) under toffee, n.
[UK] (con. late 1940s) V. Foot Sixteen Shillings And Tuppence Ha’penny 103: I’ll have ter watch me mouf wiv yer, Benjie, won’t I?
at watch one’s lip (v.) under watch, v.
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