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  • bilgy
    /bílji / [cf. OED bilge the foulness which collects in the bottom of a ship's ha; bilgy characteristic of a
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  • big up
    [MCC idem; cf. BIG] v. to swell up; become big. (Mayag., San Sal.) —adj. pregnant: Zelly and her sister all
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  • big-tumma
    /big tóma/ [from big + tummy] n. a swelling of the belly due to malnutrition. (Andros, Nassau)
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  • big thumb
    /big tom/ [Car.; cf. BIG FINGER] n. the thumb. (Black)
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  • big sour
    [cf. SOUR] n. 1. the Seville or sour orange: I's use the big sour for ma conch salad (Nassau). (Black)
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  • big sage
    n. a plant, Lantana involucrata: 1910 (Northrop 180). = WILD (WHITE) SAGE (Black)
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  • big-ring play
    [Cf. RING-PLAY] n. singing games performed while standing in a large circle: The Lodge Hall . . was the scene
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  • big pussly
    [cf. PUSSLY] n. a succulent plant (sp?) which grows near the sea. (Berry)
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  • big people
    [Pan-Creole; cf. Haitian gran moun idem TDKF; an African idiom: cf. Bemba abakulu adults (M. Mann p.c.) and Twi mpa
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  • Big John
    [cf. BIG GEORGE] n. a variety of bitter white cassava. (Andros, San Sal.)
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