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Burnleymasher
 Post subject: Agate.
PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:30 pm 
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Means- ready.


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Gloria
 Post subject: Re: Agate.
PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:06 pm 
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Or "what are you agate?" meaning "what are you doing?" or "what are you on about?"

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Jack Sparrow
 Post subject: Re: Agate.
PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:13 pm 
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Burnleymasher wrote:
Means- ready.


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:?: :?

She's agate again. Saying it again.

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 Post subject: Re: Agate.
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Also means "up and about" or "on the way somewhere"
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rexwatson
 Post subject: Re: Agate.
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Also means 'afence or awall that opens'.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

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