2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 7: I formed a 459 ring [...] They popped pawnshops and dumped dope-pushing pharmacies.at 459, n.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 163: I spike-speared her [i.e. with truth serum] and she went loosey-goosey.at loose as a goose, adj.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 85: Babs is turning cheap tricks out of Stan’s Drive-In.at turn a trick, v.2
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 144: ‘That must have been an ace gig for a guy in your trade’.at ace, adj.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 180: ‘You’re the most raggedy-assed pimp I’ve ever seen’.at ragged-arsed, adj.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 108: I yawned. My ass dragged. I was up late last nite.at drag ass, v.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 156: ‘Your camel-fucking ass is grass’.at one’s ass is grass under ass, n.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 90: Harry sprung three badass beaners from the [...] drunk tank.at bad-ass, adj.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 303: Jimmy D. dodn’t kill Janey [...] It was some suck-ass subaltern.at suck-ass, adj.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 84: It’s not all fun and games and hide the salami’.at play (a game of) hide the salami (v.) under play (at)..., v.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 185: ‘Your’re not stupid Robbie. That’s the only attaboy you’re ever likely to get from me, so enjoy it’.at attaboy, n.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 197: ‘And you’ve got cojones [...] calling a Negro man “baby”’.at baby, n.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 76: Claire’s bad to the bone and calamitously connected.at bad-to-the-bone (adj.) under bad, adj.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 91: Jimmy feeds the cholos their motivation [...] you want white pussy baaaaaad.at bad, adv.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 98: He was one mean motor scooter and bad actor.at bad actor (n.) under bad, adj.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 78: Harry badged our waiter. He slipped us a jug at [...] half-price.at badge, v.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 109: We badger-gamed businessmen [...] Babs snared the schnooks [...] I kicked the door in and played irate husband.at badger game (n.) under badger, n.1
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 35: Jimmy bagged back issues of Peep, Lowdown, Whisper, Tattle, and Confidential.at bag, v.
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 180: He weaved a tad [...] El Jefe was half in the bag.at in the bag under bag, n.1
2021 J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 4: We stung the studios. We popped the pooh-bahs. We hurled the hurt.at pooh-bah, n.