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1. ah so, int. View full entry 1927
...Used in representations or imitations of Japanese and (by misidentification) Chinese speech, esp. to express affirmation, acknowledgement, understanding, or realization: ‘Ah!’; ‘So!’; ‘I see!’...
2. bloodclaat, n., adj., and int. View full entry 1956
...A sanitary towel....
3. boy, n.1 and int. View full entry c1300
...A male servant, slave, assistant, junior employee, etc....
4. cool, adj., adv., and int. View full entry eOE
...Of or at a relatively low temperature; moderately cold, esp. agreeably or refreshingly so (in contrast with heat or cold)....
5. der, int. View full entry 1979
...Implying that another person has said something foolish or extremely obvious, or done something stupid. Cf. duh...
6. doh, int. View full entry 1945
...Expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned, or that one has just said or done something foolish. Also (usu. mildly derogatory): implying...
7. duh, int. View full entry 1943
...Expressing inarticulacy or incomprehension. Also (usu. mildly derogatory): implying that another person has said something foolish or extremely obvious....
8. moo, n.1 and int. View full entry 1789
...The lowing sound made by a cow or other bovine animal; an imitation of this. Also: an act of lowing....
9. morepork, n. and int. View full entry 1825
...Originally and chiefly: the boobook owl, Ninox novaeseelandiae. Also (Austral.) any of several other nocturnal birds, esp. the tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides....
10. 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...
11. paff, int. and n. View full entry 1800
...Used to represent the sound of an impact, blow, explosion, etc.: ‘bang!’, ‘pow!’....
12. Peter, n. and int. View full entry a1325
...Wild thyme or marjoram. Cf. petergrass2. Obs.rare....
13. poot, n. and int. View full entry 1899
...An act of breaking wind, a fart....
14. pretty, adj., n., and int. View full entry OE
...Originally: cunning, crafty. Subsequently: clever, skilful, able....
15. right on, int. (and n.) and adj. View full entry 1911
...orig. U.S. (in African-American usage). Expressing enthusiastic agreement, approval, or encouragement. Also as : a cry of ‘right on!’...
16. 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...
