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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1940, Huddie \"Lead Belly\" Ledbetter (lyrics and music), “Roberta”",
"text": "I thought I spied my old time used to be[…]Roberta done quit me, I can't see no peace",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1969, Fenton Robinson (lyrics and music), “Loan Me a Dime”, in Boz Scaggs, performed by Boz Scaggs",
"text": "Somebody loan me a dime, I need to call my old time used to be.",
"type": "quotation"
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"Ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. Often used in songs."
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"(informal, euphemistic) Ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. Often used in songs."
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