at a word

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  1. interj.
    and Word up.. Correct.; Right. : I hear you, man. Word.
  2. interj.
    Hello. (See also What's the (good) word?) A: Word. B: Word. : Word. What's new?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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at a word

In immediate response, at an instant. For example, At a word from the captain they lined up in order. [c. 1300]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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