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1. abracadabra, n. and int. View full entry 1565
...An instance or utterance of the magical word ‘abracadabra’, supposed to act as a charm against illness, evil, etc., or (in later use esp.) to assist in the performance of magic; a...
2. alleluia, int. and n.1 View full entry eOE
...‘Praise the Lord’: used as an expression of worship. Now also in weakened or ironic use. Freq. in psalms, prayers, and other devotional compositions....
3. amen, int. and n. View full entry c1000
...As a concluding formula (merely transferred from Latin) = Finis....
4. † baˈlow | baˈloo, int. and n. View full entry 1613
...An utterance used in lulling to sleep....
5. benedicite, int. and n. View full entry ?c1225
...as expressing a wish: Bless you!...
6. blood and thunder, int. and n. View full entry 1696
...Expressing anger or exasperation. Cf. blood6. Now rare and arch....
7. boy, n.1 and int. View full entry c1300
...A male servant, slave, assistant, junior employee, etc....
8. † buzz, int. View full entry 1603
...Said in the Variorum Shakspere (1803) to have been a common exclamation (of impatience or contempt) when any one was telling a well-known story; Schmidt and others say ‘a sound...
9. check, int. and n.1 View full entry c1330
...A call at chess by which notice is given to the opponent that a move has been made which exposes his King; one says also check to your king! and...
10. 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)....
11. 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....
12. hallelujah | halleluiah, int. and n.1 View full entry 1535
...The exclamation ‘Praise (ye) the Lord (Jah, or Jehovah)’, which occurs in many psalms and anthems; hence, a song of praise to God; = alleluia...
13. hey, int. (and n.) View full entry a1225
...A call to attract attention; also, an exclamation expressing exultation, incitement, surprise, etc.; sometimes used in the burden of a song with no definite meaning; sometimes as an interrogative (= eh...
14. hey-ho | hey ho, int. View full entry ?c1475
...An utterance, app. of nautical origin, and marking the rhythm of movement in heaving or hauling (cf. heave ho, hale and how, hale1); often used...
15. hi-de-ho, int. View full entry 1936
...An exclamation of joy used chiefly by jazz and dance bands. Also attrib. and as ...
16. hotcha, adj. and int. View full entry 1924
...Vivacious, attractive, desirable; flashy, showy....
17. house, n.1 and int. View full entry eOE
...A building for human habitation, typically and historically one that is the ordinary place of residence of a family. (Cf. home2.)...
18. ick, n. and int. View full entry 1942
...= icky1. U.S.rare....
19. jingo, int., and n., and adj. View full entry 1670
...(Usually hey or high jingo!) A conjuror's call for the appearance of something: the opposite of hey presto!, by which a thing is bidden to be gone. Hence,...
20. † ˈlulla, int. View full entry c1450
...= lullaby...