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[US] C. Himes ‘Headwaiter’ in Black on Black 150: The waiter strangled, blew steak all over the floor, but Dick passed on without a backward glance.
at blow, v.1
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 103: Dirty money is piled on the table. The stick man counts it. STICK MAN: Nine leaves in the circle.
at in the circle (phr.) under circle, n.
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 104: STICK MAN: Five in the circle! A fever!
at fever, n.
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 103: Seven! . . . four-trey, the country way . . . Seven! . . . the loser.
at four-trey, the country way under four, n.
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 70: Harlem is full of rich Johns who’d get off a C-note for her.
at get off, v.4
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 89: LIL moves to another table to chat with a girl friend.
at girlfriend, n.1
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 103: Dirty money is piled on the table. The stick man counts it. STICK MAN: Nine leaves in the circle.
at leaf, n.
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 96: Hell, punk, who you think got all those black whores on the line?
at on the line under line , n.1
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 26: The dope pushers are scared to show up at the poolroom [...] the number writers are scared to operate, the pickup men don't dare show themselves.
at pick-up, n.
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 12: This is BABY SISTER, Sing Sing quail, a lecher’s dream, enough to make a preacher lay his Bible down.
at San Quentin quail (n.) under San Quentin, adj.
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 12: What more can a second-rate pimp want? His little side piece has got everyone's attention and he’s the envy of the block.
at side piece (n.) under side, adj.
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 94: Don’t kick that boy; he’s just a tadpole.
at tadpole, n.
[US] C. Himes ‘Headwaiter’ in Black on Black 152: ‘This will be just the ticket for you,’ he purred smoothly.
at just the ticket under ticket, n.1
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 35: LIL You’re using those things I gave you, aren’t you? BABY SISTER (offhandedly) Of course. You think I want to get into trouble?
at get into trouble (v.) under trouble, n.
[US] C. Himes ‘Baby Sister’ [screenplay] in Black on Black 95: That’s a dirty yellow lie.
at yellow, adj.
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