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[US] ‘High Jinks, Jr’ Choice Sl. 86: New York Bowery Slang...Irish turkey — Corned beef .
at Irish turkey (n.) under Irish, adj.
[US] ‘High Jinks, Jr’ Choice Sl. 14: Lid (to put on), to put the lid on a town means to close the saloons, gambling houses and all other resorts except summer resorts.
at put the lid on (v.) under lid, n.
[US] ‘High Jinks, Jr’ Choice Sl. 75: A cozy corner in the nuttery for yours.
at nuttery, n.
[US] ‘High Jinks, Jr’ Choice Sl. 17: Ream one (to), to swindle one.
at ream, v.
[US] ‘High Jinks, Jr’ Choice Sl. 74: Every time that Umps starts talking his tongue gets twisted around his eye tooth and he can’t see what he’s saying.
at ump, n.
[US] in Choice Sl. 35: How does that grab yer?
at how does that grab you? under grab, v.
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