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[US] Harrisberg Teleg. (PA) 15 Dec. 1/5: The wrather of that beer-jerker [...] was fearful.
at beer-jerker (n.) under beer, n.
[US] Harrisburg Teleg. (PA) 6 Oct. 1/4: I feel so shockingly ill.
at shockingly, adv.
[US] Harrisburg Teleg. (PA) 6 Nov. 3/4: Jinks, Jamesy, but it hurts.
at by jinks! (excl.) under jinks, n.
[US] Harrisburg Teleg. (PA) 6 Nov. 3/4: ‘Nixy birdy!’ ‘Nixy’.
at nixey!, excl.
[US] Harrisburg Teleg. (PA) 30 May 6/2: ‘You’re the prettiest girl I know, Molly. Let’s get into that waltz’.
at get into, v.
[US] Harrisburg Teleg. (PA) 21 June 10/5: The truck broke down, and the young folks were compelled to travel via ‘Shoe Leather Express’.
at ride the shoe leather express (v.) under ride, v.
[US] Harrisburg Teleg. (PA) 8 July 24/1: ‘I am as Irish as Paddy Murphy’s pig and I want to get back among the Irish’.
at as Irish as Paddy Murphy’s pig under Irish, adj.
[US] Harrisburg Teleg. (PA) 13 jan. 11/3: [cartoon caption] ‘Zow!’ [...] ‘Zooey-Zooey!’.
at zowie!, excl.
[US] Harrisburg Teleg. (PA) 13 Aug. +1/1: A brief newspaper characterization of the crusading Coast Guard as ‘boozegobs’.
at boozegob (n.) under booze, n.
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