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A little ways

Parf of speech: Adverb, OED Year: 1568, OED Evaluation: Colloq (chiefly N. Amer.)

A good (great, little, etc.) distance. Frequently followed by an adverb, esp. off, away.

ExampleMeaning
... I- I- I haven't moved very far. As a matter of fact, most of my life is on this street. ... One-Twenty-Two-Burnside- ... And up- a little ways up the street on Burnside-Drive, there was a little house. There's no longer there that I- I grew up in, so most of my life has been on this street ...
A good (great, little, etc.) distance. Frequently followed by an adverb, esp. off, away.
ExampleMeaning
And I developed agoraphobia at one point in my life. I was confined to my apartment. I had a hard time to- at night I could go out a little ways further. But during the day I couldn't even go to my mailbox. I lived like that for quite a few years.
A good (great, little, etc.) distance. Frequently followed by an adverb, esp. off, away.

Across the way

Parf of speech: Phrase, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: NA

A track prepared or available for travelling along; a road, street, lane, or path. Now esp. in phrases like beside, over, across the way, the other side (of) the way, to cross the way, etc.

ExampleMeaning
They had to go over by boat to where she lived across the way.
Something that is nearby but a small walk; a place on the other side of a street
Well, he was but anyway, it turned out okay because- then we went across the way to another pub and ah the guy there h-- was new and- and didn't know any of the background that Tom could relate to.
Something that is nearby but a small walk; a place on the other side of a street

Affair - 2

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1736, OED Evaluation: N/A

A public or social occasion; an event, gathering, party, etc., often of a specified sort.

ExampleMeaning
... they didn't have a dance but whatever they had- a social- ... That ah- that men and women and so-on would celebrate that night. And that was an annual affair. And one time they had it over on the lawn of those three big houses as I told you. ... That was the strawberry-festival. ... And they served strawberry shortcake.
A public or social occasion; an event, gathering, party, etc., often of a specified sort.
Speaker: So the golf-club days were fun. I'm trying to think, we had lots of invitation golf affairs there. Interviewer: And they would have things that they would dress up.
A public or social occasion; an event, gathering, party, etc., often of a specified sort.

Affair - 4

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1473, OED Evaluation: N/A

The ordinary activities or usual business of a person or group; esp. matters of personal or private importance, often concerning the general relations carried on between individuals and groups. Also in extended use.

ExampleMeaning
Even when you played later on, you played organized hockey, or softball, or- or football, or- or many of the other activities, ah, that you could find in- in the community. Or the- the drama clubs, or the art clubs, or world affairs clubs, and- and many of the other things, I-mean it was, ah- it was generally student-run, or, ah, teacher-guided, or- or coach-guided. Ah, and um, as I say, you j-- you just did a lot of things by yourself.
The ordinary activities or usual business of a person or group; esp. matters of personal or private importance, often concerning the general relations carried on between individuals and groups. Also in extended use.
ExampleMeaning
... was on council for two years. And then- it was two-year term. And then I begged off. I didn't run again 'cause I had three kids going to university almost at the- at the same time. So I figured I better pay off the bakery and look after my affairs.
The ordinary activities or usual business of a person or group; esp. matters of personal or private importance, often concerning the general relations carried on between individuals and groups. Also in extended use.

Aladdin lamp

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

N/A

ExampleMeaning
...out there after Tom came back, he had had just an icebox for a refrigerator and just ah ah aladdin-lamps and ah- or- and ah- and a wood stove. And ah- which would get hotter than heck and...
Type of old lamp

Alleys

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1720, OED Evaluation: N/A

A toy marble (marble n. 11a), orig. one of high quality made from marble or alabaster, later also one made from glass or other material. Also (occas.) attrib. in alley taw

ExampleMeaning
Speaker: And ever since then she- you-know we- we went out a bit and, or, she'd- she would want- purposely bump into me, or- or-something, you-know, or- or ah, take my alleys or-something. Interviewer: Take your alleys. Speaker: Or give me some alleys (laughs). Interviewer: Tell- what's- tell me about that. What's that? Interviewer 2: Alleys? Speaker: Alleys you-know, you play against the ring boards and- you-know.
Marbles
ExampleMeaning
Ah, it's 'cause she- she was t-- because ah, they were saying ah um, the other people were saying oh, their- they hid some alleys somewhere and then she's like s-- they- she h-- "They hid them over here," and she was playing wi-- she was just talking to him, not acknowledging them and just you-know, just playing around, just playing with him.
Marbles

Arse

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1000, OED Evaluation: N/A

The fundament, buttocks, posteriors, or rump of an animal.

ExampleMeaning
And he- he was a- he was cross with us and he says, "Put those socks on. Get off your arse and start walking home 'cause that's the only way you'll get there, eh?" And so the guy he- he s-- and ah, we got home, we got- we- we came across the slimes and we had the- the one guy who fell through, he had to go to the hospital, eh?
Ass
ExampleMeaning
But he's not too loud but- and his language is kind-of funny um well he doesn't swear too much in front of me, but he'll say words like "Arse," and-stuff-like-that. Like "Oh I just fell on my arse," something that's funny.
Ass
Well, instead of like "ass" he'd say "arse" I-don't-know, just- or instead of "bum" and um yeah. So he worked at the mine and then he was a teacher at the school too, at K-L-C-V-I, that was the old school here.
Ass

Ass over kettle

Parf of speech: Expression, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

N/A

ExampleMeaning
Speaker: A saucer. And it was made out of metal. Interviewer: Oh. Speaker: Now they make them out of plastic. Interviewer: Oh. Speaker: And this one was made out of stainless steel, eh. Interviewer: Oh my gosh. Speaker: And I went down the hill, went backwards and went "(non-lexical sound: pew!)" (laughs). (inc) ass over kettle. It just went- it ended up in the bush (laughs).
Heads over heels

Auger

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 700, OED Evaluation: N/A

A carpenter's tool for boring holes in wood, etc., having a long pointed shank with a cutting edge and a screw point, and a handle fixed at right angles to the top of the shank, by means of which the tool is worked round with both hands.

ExampleMeaning
Interviewer: So ice-fishing, that means you? Speaker: Make a hole in the ice. Interviewer: How would you do that? Speaker: With an auger. It's- it's a- it's a big thing that like this and it- you make it go around and it- it makes a hole in the ice.
A carpenter's tool for boring holes in wood, etc., having a long pointed shank with a cutting edge and a screw point, and a handle fixed at right angles to the top of the shank, by means of which the tool is worked round with both hands.

awfully

Parf of speech: Adverb, OED Year: 1816, OED Evaluation: slang.

As simple intensive: very, exceedingly, extremely; (also) very badly.

ExampleMeaning
No, that's the nice thing eh? You don't get people that are awfully drunk, there's no fights, um, it's peaceful, I don't go home with a headache.
As simple intensive: very, exceedingly, extremely.
ExampleMeaning
Speaker: In the winter, sometime, we take- well I think the- take- took the bus once but we used to take the limousine service. Interviewer: (inc) Interviewer 2: Ah, wonderful. Speaker: And it's so nice, but it's getting awfully expensive now. Interviewer 2: Oh.
As simple intensive: very, exceedingly, extremely.
ExampleMeaning
... the lake's been frozen for the last eight months, so it just kind-of opened up now, so- I did go swimming though, had to put the dock in at the lake, so- it was awfully cold.
As simple intensive: very, exceedingly, extremely.
ExampleMeaning
Speaker: I-mean we wore the football jerseys for our hockey team. Interviewer: (laughs). Speaker: Yeah. Um actually that doesn't say much for the size of our boys either. Anyway. 'Cause you would think they'd be awfully big on us, but and that was before face-masks and-so-on.
As simple intensive: very, exceedingly, extremely.