1929 E.S. McCartney ‘Sl. and Idioms of World War’ Papers Michigan Academy of Arts & Sciences 10 325: Split-ass merchant, an expression applied indiscriminately to a reckless individual, or to a really good flyer capable of executing stunts with a modicum of safety.at split-arse, adj.
1929 E.S. McCartney ‘Sl. and Idioms of World War’ Papers Michigan Academy of Arts & Sciences 10 283: butcher shop, the operating room; the surgical department.at butcher shop (n.) under butcher, n.1
1929 E.S. McCartney ‘Sl. and Idioms of World War’ Papers Michigan Academy of Arts & Sciences 10 n.p.: Deedonc (Am.), Frenchman.at dee-donk, n.
1929 E.S. McCartney ‘Sl. and Idioms of World War’ Papers Michigan Academy of Arts & Sciences 10 n.p.: Web-foot (Am.), an occasional name for the infantryman.at web-foot, n.
1929 E.S. McCartney ‘Sl. and Idioms of World War’ Papers Michigan Academy of Arts & Sciences 10 n.p.: mud-crunchers, infantrymen.at gravel-crusher (n.) under gravel, n.