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1. big-up, n. and int. View full entry 1964
...S. Asian and Caribbeancolloq. A person of high social status or great wealth....
2. bloodclaat, n., adj., and int. View full entry 1956
...A sanitary towel....
3. irie, adj. (and adv.) and int. View full entry 1976
...Great, fine, all right; pleasing to the senses; powerful. Also occas. as : well, positively....
4. night, n. and int. View full entry eOE
...The period of darkness occurring between one day and the next; that part of a 24-hour period during which a place receives no light from the sun; the time between evening and...
5. nothing, pron., and n., adv., and int. View full entry OE
...Not any (material or immaterial) thing; nought....
6. nuh, int. View full entry 1941
...As an introductory or terminal tag in a question or command, inviting assent or compliance (often without the expectation of reply): ‘eh?’, ‘isn't it?’, ‘won't you?’....
7. oui, adv. and int. View full entry 1786
...Freq. in representations of the English of a French speaker: ‘yes’. Cf. mais oui...
8. over, adv. and int. View full entry eOE
...Higher; later. Obs....
9. quite, adv., adj., and int. View full entry c1330
...With verbs, freq. in the past participle, indicating thorough completion of the action....
10. 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...
