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1. about, adv., prep.1, adj., and int. View full entry eOE
...In rotation or revolution; round in a circular course. Now rare except in fig. use with verbs....
2. afternoon, n., adv., and int. View full entry c1330
...Originally: the part of the day between the midday meal and the evening meal. In later use: the part of the day from noon or lunchtime to evening. Cf. forenoon1...
3. alleleu, n. and int. View full entry 1689
...A wail; wailing. Obs....
4. augh!, int. View full entry 1853
...An exclamation of disgust; = faugh!...
5. ˈbarley, int. View full entry 1814
...Parley, truce, quarter; ‘a term used in the games of children, when a truce is demanded’ (Jamieson)....
6. bedad, int. View full entry 1710
...An asseveration....
7. boo | booh, int. (and n.1) View full entry 1639
...A sound imitating the lowing of oxen; also used to express contempt, disapprobation, aversion. Used subst. as a name for itself, esp. as the sound of hooting. Cf....
8. boohoo, int. and n. View full entry 1528
...A word imitative of the sound of noisy weeping or laughter; also an expression of contempt (Sc.)....
9. boom-boom, int. View full entry 1972
...Used (as a following tag or as a response) to draw attention to a joke or pun, esp. one the speaker or writer regards as weak, obvious, or laboured....
10. boy, n.1 and int. View full entry c1300
...A male servant, slave, assistant, junior employee, etc....
11. buff, int. and n.4 View full entry 1481
...to say neither buff nor baff, not to say buff to a wolf's shadow (obs.)....
12. buggeration, n. and int. View full entry 1966
...Annoyance, inconvenience, confusion. Earliest and freq. in buggeration factororig. Mil....
13. bum, n.2 and int. View full entry 1552
...A child's word for drink (cf. bum). Obs....
14. cead mile failte, n. and int. View full entry 1806
...Esp. in Ireland: a warm welcome; good hospitality....
15. cheet, int. View full entry 1806
...‘The call directed to a cat, when one wishes her to approach. It is generally doubled’ (Jamieson). = puss, puss!...
16. cool, adj., adv., and int. View full entry eOE
...Of or at a relatively low temperature; moderately cold, esp. agreeably or refreshingly so (in contrast with heat or cold)....
17. crikey, int. View full entry 1826
...Expressing surprise. Also by crikey. Cf. gosh...
18. der, int. View full entry 1979
...Implying that another person has said something foolish or extremely obvious, or done something stupid. Cf. duh...
19. doggone, v. and int. View full entry 1819
...trans. Used in the optative with no subject to express surprise, impatience, or anger: ‘damn (it, you, etc.)!’. Typically with it....
20. ewhow, int. View full entry 1816
...‘An exclamation of regret or pity’....
