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  • dildo, doldo
    [cf. DJE dildo "two sp. of cactus so named for their phallic shape (Cereus peruvianus and C. gracilis)"] n. a cactus: 1889
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  • dilly
    [from SAPODILLA, from Sp. zapotillo, diminutive of zapote, from Nahuagl tzapotl W3] n. the sapodilla tree, Achras zapota, and its
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  • dip
    [Car.] v. to meddle: 1963 I don' want non o' yinna dippin' in muh private affairs (Dupuch 53). <Gen.>
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  • dinny
    [cf. Kongo nzini vagina (Carter)] n. female genitals (child's word). = DUNNY
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  • dill-seed
    [OED dill...cultivated for its carminative fruits or "seeds"] n. dill, an herb (Anethum graveolens): 1910 (Northrop 173).
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  • Dinah
    [from the name] n. a stupid, promiscuous girl.
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  • dilders
    [etym; perhaps related to dildo cactus by similarity of pinch to thorn prick] n. a small black crab. =GAULIN CRAB,
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  • dig your mouth
    [cf. PICK YOUR MOUTH idem] phr.  to extract information by engaging a person in conversation.
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  • diggin's: what the diggins
    [from dickens, influenced by dig] phr. an exclamation of surprise. <Black>  
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  • dig
    [OED, to obtain by excavation] v. to dig up: 1918 He will return back to big a bag of money
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