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GIVE 'UM THE BOOT

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Verb. Source: Give-verb:to make a present of, to convey to another them('um)-pronoun:the objective case of they boot-noun:shoe with tall sides. Definition: 1. To dismiss someone from your presence,to kick out. Context: This lexical item is usually a last resort between two parties during a fight. Can be used in describing what one did to another. Social Source: Young African Americans of the D.C. area. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: GIVE 'UM THE BOOT


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

47 49 56 45      27 55 4D      54 48 45      42 4F 4F 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000111 01001001 01010110 01000101 00100000 00100111 01010101 01001101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01000010 01001111 01001111 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#71 &#73 &#86 &#69 &#32 &#39 &#85 &#77 &#32 &#84 &#72 &#69 &#32 &#66 &#79 &#79 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0047 0049 0056 0045      0027 0055 004D      0054 0048 0045      0042 004F 004F 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

414356392955472544239236494954

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