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[US] N. Heard Howard Street 53: Who the hell was he to moralize when he got drunk as a jaybird?
at drunk as (a)..., adj.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 53: When Mr Anderson fired me, I just smiled [...] and walked out. I didn’t give a damn.
at not give a damn, v.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 72: ‘You fuckin’ A-right!’ Jimmy snapped.
at fucking-A, adv.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 37: Why don’t you tell him t’stay away from me if you so such-a-much.
at such-a-much, adj.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 26: Cowboy had been known to take the money without coming across with the stuff.
at come across, v.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 136: That was some boss action, baby. I mean it swung, y’know.
at action, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 136: I knew Cowboy’d see us straight [...] he’s a awright cat.
at all right, adj.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 175: He reasoned that, after all, she was his bread and butter.
at bread and butter, n.1
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 170: His brother and a five-and-dime prostitute! His square brother and his slick whore!
at five and dime, adj.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 18: Her and her damned ‘orderly house’ business were a pain in the ass.
at pain in the arse, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 101: You’re a rape artist as well as a mugger, eh, you little chink-eyed punk?
at rape artist, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 32: Momma used to tell us all the time that a hard head makes a soft ass.
at ass, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 116: Y’all start something in my house and I’ll have the cops on your ass.
at ass, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 89: Mothafucka, if you say one more word, it’s your ass!
at it’s your ass! (excl.) under ass, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 176: Some dumb-assed doctors [...] tell the public that a guy can git a habit from smokin’ pot.
at dumb-ass, adj.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 15: The other whores would ridicule her [...] if she let a trick run her bare-assed out into the night.
at bare-ass, adj.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 204: Her and the rest of that fat-assed crowd she hung around with.
at fat-ass, adj.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 219: Whyn’t you cool it [...] Ain’t you showed your ass enough?
at show one’s ass under ass, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 73: You’re still young yet. You really don’t know where it’s at.
at where it’s at, phr.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 71: I hope it’s Gypsy Pearl, man, she’s a fine babe!
at babe, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 139: My square brother’ll [...] have a baby if he saw y’all here gettin’ high.
at have a baby (v.) under baby, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 230: He backed the dope, shooting in slowly, then letting the dropper fill only to shoot it back again.
at back up, v.1
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 95: With slightly trembling hands he cooked it, and shot half the bag.
at bag, n.1
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 69: The familiar thud of the bag reached its target.
at bag, n.1
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 155: He’s got three main ambitions [...] one is to drink and look sharp; two is to fuck as much as he can; three is to have as much dope as he wants [...] In a word, his ambition is to ball.
at ball, v.2
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 16: Man work hard all week long, he don’t dig nobody beatin’ him.
at beat, v.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 65: So quit beefin’, man. You must be gittin’ scared or somethin’.
at beef, v.1
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 56: ‘Ai yi yi!’ Jorge bellowed, ‘Un bicho! Tiene un bicho grande!’.
at bicho, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 68: A big, fat one [i.e. winning bet] on the first try!
at big one, n.
[US] N. Heard Howard Street 114: Oh, Mr. Big Shot was around earlier.
at big shot, n.
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