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1. balm, n.2 View full entry 1897

...A faith-healing ceremony typically involving drumming, dancing, and ritual feasting; a herbal bath or other treatment administered during this. Also: the practice of performing such ceremonies or treatments. Cf. Pocomania...

2. cotch, v. View full entry 1895

...intr.Jamaican....

3. dubplate, n. View full entry 1976

...An acetate or test pressing of a vinyl record; (originally) spec. one featuring a dub version of a reggae song (cf. dub1). Now also: an advance copy...

4. facety, adj. View full entry 1928

...Impudent, arrogant, rude; excessively bold or feisty....

5. samfie, n. View full entry 1929

...A swindler or confidence trickster, (originally) esp. one who pretends to have occult powers. Chiefly attrib., esp. in samfie man....

6. skank, v. View full entry 1971

...trans. To throw (a person) over one's shoulder. rare....

7. spliff, n. View full entry 1936

...A cannabis cigarette, spec. one rolled in a conical form; a smoke of cannabis....

8. stush, adj. View full entry 1988

...Snobbish, ‘posh’; stylish, ‘classy’....

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