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1. FYI, phr., adj., and n. View full entry 1941
...For your information (typically preceding or following an explanatory statement)....
2. Hail Mary, phr. and n. View full entry 1340
...The angelic salutation (cf. Luke i. 58) = Latin Ave Maria....
3. more'n, phr. View full entry 1828
...More than (in various syntactic contexts)....
4. nemmine, phr. View full entry 1884
...= never mindmind5b....
5. shoo-fly, phr. and n. View full entry 1867
...A catchphrase, popularized by a song, used as an exclamation of annoyance. Obs....
6. snafu, phr., adj., and n. View full entry 1941
...Used acronymically (often with an explanation) as an expression conveying the common soldier's laconic acceptance of the disorder of war and the ineptitude of his superiors....
