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  • 'Right, whit's the big drama aw aboo — Oh Jesus fuckin' wept. '

    Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2005

  • We didn't see anything of Bullhook Willy until right before the City ofBar-aboo took to the star road.

    Elephant Song Longyear, Barry 1982

  • But the old ones'those who had come down when the Bar-aboo was exed-would listen to no complaints.

    Elephant Song Longyear, Barry 1982

  • On The Stand, the next night of The Season, they were in the blues and had just completed singing "The Song of Bar-aboo," music by Tarzak windjammer Flubber Mumenebe, lyrics by Tarzak clown Stubbles Joco Cruz.

    Elephant Song Longyear, Barry 1982

  • For the next few days, Pulsit raved, Raster swilled, and Durki wretched their collective way across the Sea of Bar-aboo until they came in sight of the continent of Midway.

    Circus World Longyear, Barry 1981

  • As his path took him deeper into the bowels of the Bar-aboo, others passed him in the corridor, or stood in small groups-clowns, freaks, magicians, roustabouts-either arguing or talking sadly in low voices.

    Circus World Longyear, Barry 1981

  • Whereat there was more laughter, and hardly had it subsided when from outside came the conductor's sonorous "All aboo -- ard!"

    Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party Edyth Ellerbeck Read 1924

  • We have our spasms of revolt, our flarings up of peek-aboo

    Prejudices : first series, 1919

  • They was lashins iv dhrink an 'story-tellin', an 'Felix's boy Aloysius histed a banner he had made with' Dooley aboo 'painted on it.

    Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • Felix paid no attintion to me uncle Mike, but wint on, 'We point proudly to th' motto, "Dooley aboo -- Dooley f'river."'

    Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901

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