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1. ack emma, n. and adv. View full entry 1909
...The signal used to denote the letters a.m. (for ante meridiem) in telephone communications, etc.; (hence colloq.) the morning....
2. auto, v. View full entry 1903
...intr. To travel or ride in an automobile or car; to drive. Cf. motor...
3. Mallaby-Deeley, n. View full entry 1920
...A cheap suit of clothes (see quots.). Also in extended use....
4. manquelling, adj. View full entry 1916
...Murderous....
5. mantee, n. View full entry 1937
...A lesbian having a masculine manner; a butch (butch)....
6. Mespot, n. View full entry 1917
...Mesopotamia (as the place of a tour of duty)....
7. moron, n.2 (and adj.) View full entry 1910
...Psychol. A person with mild mental retardation (spec. with an IQ of between 50 and 70). Now somewhat arch. and offensive....
8. motorism, n. View full entry 1901
...The use of motor vehicles, motoring; the world of motoring....
9. no bon, phr. View full entry 1916
...‘No good’: applied to something of no use or value....
10. oojiboo, n. View full entry 1918
...= oojah...
11. pip-pip, int. and n. View full entry 1904
...Imitating a repeated, short, high-pitched sound, esp. one made by a car or bicycle horn....
12. playmake, v. View full entry 1970
...intr. To write plays. arch. and rare....
13. Red China, n. View full entry 1926
...That part of China under communist control; China as a communist state; (later) the People's Republic of China....
14. rippingness, n. View full entry 1903
...Splendid quality; excellence....
15. sub-deb, n. View full entry 1916
...= sub-debutante Cf. deb...
