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1. ahoy, int. and v. View full entry 1748
...A shout or exclamation used to hail, greet, or attract attention to someone or something, esp. from a distance (originally at sea). Also ahoy there! Cf. hoy...
2. à la bonne heure, int. View full entry 1750
...‘Fine’, ‘great’; ‘all well and good’; ‘so be it’. Freq. ironically....
3. Allahu Akbar, int. View full entry 1742
...‘God is (most) great’: the declaration of the Takbīr, used in Islamic liturgical forms and prayers, and by Muslims as a general exclamation of faith, thanksgiving, etc. Cf. Takbīr...
4. arrah, int. View full entry 1703
...An expletive expressing emotion or excitement, common in Anglo-Irish speech....
5. auh, int. View full entry 1733
...expressing disgust....
6. banco, int. View full entry 1789
...In games of hazard such as baccarat and chemin-de-fer, a player's proposal to the banker to stake his capital on a single coup....
7. bedad, int. View full entry 1710
...An asseveration....
8. begad, int. View full entry 1742
...An exclamation, used to give weight to a statement....
9. beˈgar, int. View full entry 1759
...Not in polite use = begad...
10. bravo, int. and n.2 View full entry 1761
...Capital! excellent! well done!...
11. † cotso, int. View full entry a1726
...Variant of catso; but perh. associated with cots...
12. † diˈantre | diˈanter, int. View full entry 1751
...Devil!...
13. † eˈdad, int. View full entry 1710
14. eigh, int. View full entry 1755
...An exclamation expressing wonder or asseveration....
15. encore, int. and n. View full entry 1712
...Again, once more: used by spectators or auditors to demand the repetition of a song, piece of music, or other performance, that has pleased them....
16. feigh, int. View full entry 1718
...An expression of disgust or abomination. Cf. faugh, fie...
17. fiddlededee, int. and n. View full entry a1784
...Nonsense!...
18. flop, adv. and int. View full entry a1726
...With a flop, with a flopping noise. Also fig....
19. fudge, int. and n. View full entry 1766
...Stuff and nonsense! Bosh!...
20. gee-up, int. View full entry 1769
...= gee...
