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  • Junkanoo, John Canoe
    /jóngkanu/ [W Car.; cf. Krio Jokunu a fool KED (= DJE John Canoe 4.); "by folk-etym. from some such form
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  • Festivals
      The Bahamian festival which outshines all others is JUNKANOO, a heady mixture of fantastic, colorful costumes and exuberant African rhythms
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  • Junkanoo, John Canoe
    /jóngkanu/ [W Car.; cf. Krio Jokunu a fool KED (= DJE John Canoe 4.); "by folk-etym. from some such form
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  • jute-box
    [US dial. South idem W3] n. jukebox. (Black)
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  • just now
    [Atlantic, SA idem; Brit. dial. idem EDT)] adv. soon; right away: You could fix that just now for me, please?
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  • just like how.
    See LIKE HOW.
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  • just
    [cf. just as] conj. as soon as: Just they walk in the door, they start a-trying to rap with the
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  • junks
    n. 1. [Krio idem (Hancock p.c.); cf. W3 junk trash] pieces of trash: A junks place (San Sal.). (Black) 2.
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  • Junkanoo face
    [DJE jangko fies id em; cf. JUNKANOO + FACE mask] n. a mask worn at the Junkanoo celebration. cf.
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  • junk
     [Atlantic; OED idem "originally nautical"; also Brit. dial. North, West EDD] n. a chunk, especially of meat: 1928 A junk
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