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by unclewalter 1453 days ago
From Juba to Jive[0]: "In a minute (1980s-1990s) in the future, perhaps a month from the time said, but not immediately. (Southern city use)"

[0] - Juba to Jive edited by Clarence Major

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Fascinating. My white bread daughter who lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains used the term the other day with me on the phone so I know it's arrived

https://www.amazon.com/Juba-Jive-Dictionary-African-American...