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[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 8 June 6/7: The ‘Nail’ May Become More Popular [...] the present King smokes more cigarettes than cigars.
at coffin nail, n.2
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 8 June 6/3: I had a glimpse through a soot-begrimed window of rookeries across the way.
at rookery, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Feb. 4/5: These spineless blobs, misnamed men.
at blob, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Feb. 4/5: The suet-headed sage would find difficulty in convincing the millions of decent fellows.
at suet-headed, adj.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 14 July 17/7: He Thinks Those ‘Cootie Coops’ Make the Girls Look Like Hottentots.
at cootie-coops (n.) under cootie, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 10 Dec. 1/8: The [rum-running] scheme was carried out. After its discovery the boozegobs involved were court-martialed.
at boozegob (n.) under booze, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 14 Dec. 2/4: During the year 37,594 vessels were boarded by boozegobs and had their papers inspected.
at boozegob (n.) under booze, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore) 9 Dec. 31/5: Peck, a white person.
at peck, n.2
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore) 9 Dec. 31/5: Smeck, dope.
at schmeck, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Dec. 31/5: Band— a woman.
at band, n.1
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Dec. 31/5: Three-quarter kelt — a mulatto.
at kelt, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Dec. 31/5: Midway — a hall.
at midway, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Dec. 31/5: Moving the laundry — smuggling Chinamen.
at move the laundry (v.) under move, v.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Dec. 31/5: Needleman — one who doctors beer.
at needle, v.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Dec. 31/5: Roach — a policeman.
at roach, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Dec. 31/5: Scarf — food.
at scarf, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Dec. 31/5: Scribe — a letter.
at scribe, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 9 Dec. 31/5: Tush — dangerous; belligerent.
at tush, adj.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Belly fiddle: guitar.
at belly fiddle (n.) under belly, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Brave boy: the drummer.
at brave boy, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Brass officer: cornet player.
at brass officer (n.) under brass, n.1
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Home cooking: very fine.
at home cooking, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Dracula: in a class by itself.
at Dracula, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Tin ear: a person who dislikes swing.
at tin ear, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Zeal girl: a female who goes through many motions while dancing.
at zeal girl, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Gutbucket: rough swing, lowdown blues.
at gutbucket, n.1
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Hoto hose: fast dancer, or dancing.
at hot hose (n.) under hot, adj.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Wang it: play louder.
at wang it, v.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Paperman: musician who plays from notes.
at paperman (n.) under paper, n.
[US] Eve. Sun (Baltimore, MD) 19 Dec. 21/4: Plunker boy: guitar player.
at plunker boy (n.) under plunker, n.
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