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[US] Dallas Morning News 25 Nov. 6: The French colony [...] is situated below Washington Square [NYC], in and about Bleecker street and very near to ‘Little Africa,’ where the colored people reside.
at Little Africa (n.) under little, adj.
[US] Dallas Morning News 12 June A/12: But no one calls a kilometer a kilometer. It’s a ‘click’.
at klick, n.
[US] Dallas Morning News 28 Nov. 6P: One young man, carrying a guitar, is sure he’ll be a rock star. ‘But he can’t sing or play a lick,’ Mrs. Dailey says.
at lick, n.1
[US] Dallas Morning News 28 Nov. 6P: His illness is obvious enough that even the thugs who prey on street people steer clear. In the slang of the homeless, he’s ‘MH’ – ‘mental health’ – which means it’s best to just leave him alone.
at m.h., n.
[US] Dallas Morning News 28 Nov. 39A: ‘Do you think your problems are insur-moont-able, Kefas?’ sing-songs the housewife in mock sweetness.
at munt, n.
[US] Dallas Morning News ‘How to Speak Australian’ 7 Sept. 🌐 The boomer oil might turn out to be no more than bull’s wool [...] Here’s what we mean: Boomer: large or huge Oil: news Bull’s wool: an unlikely story; baloney.
at bull’s wool, n.2
[US] Dallas Morning News 7 Sept. 🌐 ‘How to Speak Australian’ 7 Sept. ‘A doer will saddle up and then give it the herbs’ It’s not a recipe for seasoned horsemeat, but a slice of everyday Australian slang. Here’s what we mean: Doer: A hard worker Saddle up: Get ready for work Give it the herbs: Go faster; accelerate.
at give it the herbs (v.) under herbs, n.1
[US] Dallas Morning News 6 Jan. 7F: We noticed that the hosts enjoy posting those high-falootin’ $3 words found in crosswords. We just wouldn’t recommend that you test-drive what you learned here at a biker bar.
at ten-dollar word (n.) under ten, adj.
[US] S. Farrell Dallas Morning News 28 Jun. 🌐 The thought is to play the games, then go to sponsoring pubs and put a few back.
at put a few back (v.) under few, a, n.
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