1920 Afro American 15 Oct. 9/4: Mr. Editor, I think it would be a good idea to warn our people through your publication of this Northern ofay’s (so-called white) boast how easily he is getting rich off the profits to be made from our people.at ofay, n.
1934 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 1 Dec. 12/1: The old-timers [...] can get a close-up view of the bare legs [and] sip the old big-juice [sic] to bring back memories of former days.at bug juice (n.) under bug, n.4
1934 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 15 Dec. 14/3: What lass got too hep celebrating her first day on earth day?at hep, adj.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 22 June 15/3: Bud Fisher, gliding with an armful.at armful (n.) under arm, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 22 June 15/3: The popular pill dispenser is reported to be a member of the ranks of benedicts.at benedict, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 29 June 15/1: The blue-pencil boys will never let that pass.at blue-pencil, v.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 6 Apr. 15/1: Johnny Wyche gave two sepia lads the bum’s ruish, because they were with two ofay girls.at bum’s rush, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 23 Mar. 15/1: What Malden cookey is trying to gain the love and affection of Eldood .at cookee, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 6 Apr. 15/1: Can you imagine an ofay doing a cover-up for a sepia guy who was playing an ofay gal?at do a cover-up (v.) under cover-up, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 2 Mar. 15/1: By the way, Art is a cradle pirate too.at cradle-robber (n.) under cradle, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 16 Mar. 15/1: The boastful lady-loving femme did a cut-in act on the hubby.at cut in, v.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 30 Mar. 15/1: The smashed engagement of a certain lass of night life fame and a dicty Depression Hill lad.at dicty, adj.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 20 Apr. 15/2: The lass [...] was sixteen hundred smackers richer when her digit selection rolled out last week.at digits, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 30 Mar. 15/1: The lads of the shady side of life really meant business, which means that the Owl has declined to dosh the works.at dish the works (v.) under dish, v.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 23 Mar. 15/1: Another [church trustee] was taken by the ducks for one hundred smackers.at duck, n.12
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 13 Apr. 15/3: The gendarmes are making a ruthless attack against the users and sellers of those Mexican narcotic fags, called love weeds.at fag, n.3
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 23 Mar. 15/1: To you [...] who delight in talking to the galloping dominoes, recent statistics reveal that 100,000 pairs of dice are sold [...] every year.at galloping dominoes (n.) under galloping, adj.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 16 Mar. 15/1: Watch out for Mocha and his gut-bucket stooges.at gutbucket, adj.2
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 16 Feb. 15/1: Joshua (Nonchalant) Bonds [...] is to ‘throw the hammer’ to a certain Tush-Hawk — City smart aleck to you.at throw the hammer (v.) under hammer, n.2
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 2 Mar. 15/1: To some, the Challengers are a group of high-hatted intelligentsia.at high-hat, adj.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 2 Mar. 15/1: The yarn of a widow who had two heart-beats — one [...] a sugar daddy, and the other a gigolo.at heartbeat (n.) under heart, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 16 Feb. 15/1: Joshua (Nonchalant) Bonds [...] is to ‘throw the hammer’ to a certain Tush-Hawk — City smart aleck to you.at tush hog, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 19 Jan. 14/3: Shame! Shame! that some sepia lad will do a hook-up with such a lass.at hook-up, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 16 Mar. 15/1: What lady-loving femme who openly boasts of this habit was recently assisted in making a get-away [etc].at lady lover (n.) under lady, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 6 Apr. 15/1: They were found guilty of possessing a drug known as love weeds [...] The gendarmes testified that he [...] had love weeds in his possession.at love weeds (n.) under love, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 13 Apr. 15/3: The gendarmes are making a ruthless attack against the users and sellers of those Mexican narcotic fags, called love weeds.at love weeds (n.) under love, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 2 Mar. 15/1: Mary Jumper is the lovelikins of what Pleasant View Avenue lad?at lovelikins (n.) under lovely, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 6 Apr. 15/1: Tom Simmons [...] fell down on the job [...] Was it really too much lush?at lush, n.1
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 16 Mar. 15/1: I’ve got a private file of information that would blow the lid off this burg. But the minute I used it I’d start hell-bent on a one-way ride.at one-way ride, n.
1935 E. Freeman ‘The Whirling Hub’ in Afro-American (Baltimore, MD) 29 June 15/1: Those wise lassies of the pavement set a high price upon ofay lovers .at lassie of the pavement (n.) under pavement, n.