1931 San Quentin Bulletin Jan. 11: A waiter came along calling ‘strawberries’ and we gullibly pushed our plate out - to have it filled with red beans.at Boston strawberries (n.) under Boston, adj.
1931 San Quentin Bulletin Jan. 11: Pork, gravy and boiled potatoes are hog, mud and rocks.at hog, mud and rocks (n.) under hog, n.
1931 San Quentin Bulletin Jan. 11: When someone yells for the sand one passes him the salts.at sand, n.1
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: DINGALINGS, goofy prisoners, or those called ‘stir simple’ after long years in prison.at ding-a-ling, n.1
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BACK DOOR PAROLE, to die in prison.at back-door parole (n.) under back-door, adj.
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: CASE DOUGH, a limited amount of money.at case dough (n.) under case, adj.
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: BLOW YOUR COPPER, to lose good time prison credits.at blow one’s copper (v.) under copper, n.
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: CRAZY ALLEY, a fenced-in section at San Quentin where slightly daffy prisoners are kept.at crazy alley (n.) under crazy, n.
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: CROW McGEE, no good, not the real stuff.at crow mcgee, adj.
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: ON THE ERIE, shut up, someone is listening.at on the erie under erie, n.
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: FIN UP, five-years-to-life.at fin up (n.) under fin, n.2
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: GUM HEEL, police officer.at gumheel (n.) under gum, n.3
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: TOMMY GEE, a machine-gunner.at tommy gee (n.) under tommy gun, n.
1936 San Quentin Bulletin in L.A. Times 6 May 7: COP A HEEL, assault someone from behind.at cop a heel (v.) under heel, v.1