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John Frumm – a ‘god’ from the skies whose second coming is expected by certain South-Sea Islanders who remember the largesse and benefits bestowed upon them by the American military during the Second World War.

swang – obsolete past participle of swing, which seems better than swung.

remanence – that which remains, particularly residual magnetism.

If you were the Only Girl in the World (1916); words by Clifford Grey, music by Nat D Ayer, performed by The Bing Boys Are Here