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• On the go — Go Go, n. 1. Act; working; operation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So gracious were the goes of marriage. Marston. [1913 Webster] 2. A circumstance or occurrence; an incident. [Slang] [1913 Webster] This is a pretty go. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Whitney Joins The JAMs — Infobox Single Name = Whitney Joins The JAMs Artist = The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu from Album = Released = 7 September 1987 Format = One sided 12 Genre = Funky house Length = 7:03 Label = KLF Communications (UK) Producer = Chart position =… …   Wikipedia

• Autobiography of LeRoi Jones, The — by Amiri Baraka (1984)    With rarely other than liveliest eloquence, The Autobiography of LeRoi Jones offers a full, busy, life and times of leroi jones/amiri baraka, one of Afro America’s literary and cultural lead players. It has come to rank… …   Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

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• jazz — jazzer, n. /jaz/, n. 1. music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble… …   Universalium

• bang — bang1 /bang/, n. 1. a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun. 2. a resounding stroke or blow: a nasty bang on the head. 3. Informal. a sudden movement or show of energy: He started with a bang. 4. energy; vitality; spirit: The… …   Universalium

• juice — [jo͞os] n. [ME juis < OFr jus < L, broth, juice < IE * yūs < base * yeu , to mix > Gr zyme, leaven] 1. a) the liquid part of a plant, fruit, or vegetable b) the liquid part of a fruit or vegetable, used as a beverage [tomato juice] …   English World dictionary

• Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …   Universalium

• Japanese literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, at a time when Japan had no written language, in the Chinese classical language.       Both in quantity and quality, Japanese… …   Universalium

• zing — /zing/, n. 1. vitality, animation, or zest. 2. a quality or characteristic that excites the interest, enthusiasm, etc.: a tourist town with lots of zing. 3. a sharp singing or whining noise, as of a bullet passing through the air. v.i. 4. to move …   Universalium