A derogatory term for an African American, more commonly used in the post-Civil War era than today.

Someone who used to be a potential girlfriend/boyfriend, but no longer is.

It means to have something positively, right across the board.

Spades in a deck of cards is considered the highest point counting group of cards of the four suits in the deck. To have it in spades, means you are fortunate to have the highest level of satisfaction, or respect, or integrity or whatever you can refer to being the best of the best

Without question and beyond doubt

A offensive nickname for a african american

Another name for a small shovel.

A sturdy digging tool having a thick handle and a heavy, flat blade that can be pressed into the ground with the foot, that is usually called by its proper term