molest, n.

[Wilson Gray]

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Charles C Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:
> "He was charged with drunk and disorderly last night."

Sho' 'nuff? Boun' t' hap'm! Tol' 'im dat! Would'n' heed me! Hope dey
put 'im so fa' back up unduh duh jail dat dey haft' pump light to
'im!:-)

I'm also familiar with "pump _air_," but I heard "pump light" earlier.
Perhaps _light_ was peculiar to Saint Louis. since, IME, "air" is far
more widespread.
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-Wilson
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