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  • might could, mighta coulda
    [cf. Jam. maita kyan (Bailey 1966:45); also Gul. ADD; "I might could do it occurs in certain northeastern English, southern
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  • middle-day
    [Atlantic; also Gul. ADD; cf. Brit. dial. West idem EDD] n. midday, noon. (Black)
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  • mickleberry
    [cf. MUCKLEBERRY possibly influenced by Scots muckle, mickle large CSD] n. a plant, Myrica cerifera, or its fruit: 1910 (Northrop
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  • mice (2)
    [cf. MOIST mildew, by the sound shifts in hice hoist, i.e. /ohy/ to /ay/ with simplification of final consonant cluster]
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  • mice (1)
    [Atlantic; from the irregular plural form (cf. TEET') n. sing. or pl. mouse: A mice is a baby rat (Nassau).
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  • Miamuh
    /mayáma/ [from an older Floridian pro-nunciation losing ground to /mayámiy/; cf. ADD -y] n. Miami (Florida): 1936 Muh brudder Rufus
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  • mesef, masef
    [cf. ME2 2 my + SEF self] refl. pron. myself; 1936 (Dupuch 125): I done finish it masef fore I
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  • 'Merican
    [cf. Haitian meriken idem TDKF] adj. American: 1936 Dem 'Merican sojers (Dupuch 12). (Black)
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  • 'Merica
    [Atlantic; from America by aphesis] n. America: He tink 'bout Merica, he tink 'bout Britain (Wallace 11). (Black)
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  • merengue, meranga, marengo
    /maréyngga, maréynggi/ [Atlantic; cf. Krio maringa idem KED; "from American Sp. merengue, a dance introduced in Puerto Rico in 1842"
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