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button Button up Button your lip Button your trap When a group of boys are talking and someone is always inter- tupting they might use some of the above expressions to try and make him quiet. These would be used by boys about fourteen to sixteen on younger fellows. Heard between 1940 and 1950. Not u...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/11160 |
| Summary: | button Button up Button your lip Button your trap When a group of boys are talking and someone is always inter- tupting they might use some of the above expressions to try and make him quiet. These would be used by boys about fourteen to sixteen on younger fellows. Heard between 1940 and 1950. Not used Not used Withdrawn button appears in DNE but not with this sense |
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