Example 14-104

Dey got a fly messing with me.
Dey
expl
got
got.exist
a
a
fly
fly
messing
messing
with
with
me.
me
There is a fly bothering me (lit. There is a fly messing with me).
Comment:
This expletive construction may be limited to certain varieties of African American English.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Green 2002: 82