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[NZ] ‘A.P. Gaskell’ ‘The Picture in the Paper’ in All Part of the Game (1978) 5: Even the pakeha say ‘Hello Sammy’.
at P?keh?, n.
[NZ] ‘A.P. Gaskell’ ‘The Big Game’ All Part of the Game (1978) 189: [1978 note] ‘spots’. Any alcoholic drinks, but usually spirits. The verbal forms ‘to spot’ and ‘spotting’ were common.
at spot, v.4
[NZ] ‘A.P. Gaskell’ All Part of the Game 191: The more acceptable variations [of hellashin] were ‘hangashin’ and ‘heckashin’.
at hangashun, adj.
[NZ] ‘A.P. Gaskell’ All Part of the Game 158: It’s hellashin funny. [Ibid.] 191: The more acceptable variations were ‘hangashin’ and ‘heckashin’.
at hellacious, adj.
[NZ] ‘A.P. Gaskell’ All Part of the Game 152: ‘Yoo-hoo,’ auntie was standing on the porch and waving. ‘Yoo-hoo, Gordon.’.
at yoo-hoo!, excl.
[NZ] ‘A.P. Gaskell’ All Part of the Game 151: He was a stunner sword-fighter.
at stunner, n.
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