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1. à la bonne heure, int. View full entry 1750
...‘Fine’, ‘great’; ‘all well and good’; ‘so be it’. Freq. ironically....
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. † God-a-ˈmercy, int. View full entry a1440
...Used as an exclamation of applause or thanks. Const. of....
4. hot shit, int., n., and adj. View full entry c1940
...Expressing excitement, enthusiasm, or surprise....
5. never, adv. and int. View full entry eOE
...At no time or moment; on no occasion; not ever....
6. oo-er, int. View full entry 1909
...An expression of surprise, dismay, titillation, etc....
7. ooh, int. and n. View full entry 1602
...Expressing contextually a variety of emotions, as pain, surprise, wonder, disapproval, etc. In later use freq. humorous or ironic....
8. pretty, adj., n., and int. View full entry OE
...Originally: cunning, crafty. Subsequently: clever, skilful, able....
9. quelle surprise, int. View full entry 1952
...‘What a surprise!’ Chiefly used ironically, implying that a situation or event is unsurprising, typical, or predictable....
10. right, adj. and int. View full entry eOE
...That is straight; not bent, curved, or crooked. Formerly also right with: in a line with (obs.). Now only in right line2....
11. time, n., int., and conj. View full entry eOE
...A finite extent or stretch of continued existence, as the interval separating two successive events or actions, or the period during which an action, condition, or state continues; a finite portion of...