free co
n.— «“Where we getting de free co tic.” “This reminds me of the Tradewinds song ‘It’s Traditional.’ ‘…And if somebody put on a dance, or a big show or a movie, West Indians believe they have a duty, to try and get in free They gon scale the walls, bruise up they hand and knee, Oh yes, it’s traditional.’—Dave Martin.”» —“Re: Mother’s Day Concert” by Chico Khan Usenet: soc.culture.caribbean Feb. 25, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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