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[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 38: ‘You serious?’ ‘Does the Pope shit in the woods?’.
at does a bear shit in the woods? Is the pope (a) Catholic?, phr.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 317: ‘How was it?’ ‘A-okay.’.
at A-OK, phr.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself 172: [T]he Cowboys, despite their enviable record all these years, had never beaten a team that was physically worth a shit.
at worth a shit under worth a..., phr.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 191: Some dumbass missed a block or dropped a pass.
at dumb-ass, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself 183: ‘Yes sir, chilluns, you don’t stick your hand in the cookie jar when Dreamer Tatum’s around! He’ll snatch you bald-headed!’.
at snatch bald-headed (v.) under bald-headed, adv.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 203: You don’t stick your hand in the cookie jar when Dreamer Tatum’s around! He’ll snatch you bald-headed!
at snatch bald-headed (v.) under bald-headed, adv.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 105: Lots of high-class beaver up in New York, huh?
at beaver, n.1
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 55: Few people ever blitzed Big Town quicker than Barbara Jane.
at big town, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself 36: ‘Got one for you, big guy,’ he said. [...] ‘Eyelashes on the clit. Says he can blink her off in no time’ .
at big guy (n.) under big, adj.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 55: Burt was swirling in a clump of network biggies.
at biggie, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself 234: My favorite crook in the league is Charlie Teasdale, a referee whose bimbo is pictured on this page.
at bimbo, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 55: Few people ever blitzed Big Town quicker than Barbara Jane.
at blitz, v.2
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 131: Pay up and let’s blow this pop stand.
at blow this popsicle stand (v.) under blow, v.1
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself 120: ‘How long have you been married?’ ‘Almost five years.’ ‘Perfect! [...] You’re about ready to bolt, Jack!’.
at bolt, v.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 135: ‘How long have you been married?’ ‘Almost five years.’ ‘Perfect [...] You’re about ready to bolt, Jack!’.
at bolt, v.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself 122: Dexatrim and Vivarin, the caffeine bombs.
at bomb, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 156: Dadgumit, you know, I mean to, but I [...] forgot.
at dad-burn, v.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself 234: Shake had uncovered no evidence that anyone on Charlie’s crew was guilty of ‘doing business.’ [...] The fact that Shake had no proof of wrongdoing on the part of crew members didn’t get them off the hook.
at do business (v.) under business, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 194: Coach, you don’t think there’s even a remote chance an official would do some business?
at business, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 318: ‘On the button?’ ‘Wilco.’.
at on the button under button, n.1
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 90: They simply can’t sit on those toilets [...] without their balls dangling in the water when they make cah-cah.
at make (a) ca-ca (v.) under caca, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 88: Vegas says somebody went in the can every time there’s an upset. Vegas thinks World War Two was fixed!
at go in the can (v.) under can, n.1
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 253: A man who wanted to have Swami Muktamananda measured for a cement robe.
at cement kimono (n.) under cement, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 300: Ying wouldn’t give me the Del Mar number even though I threatened to [...] dust his chop suey ass.
at chop suey, adj.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 58: Tiffany Howell? ‘Chunko.’.
at chunk, n.1
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself 171: [H]e chunked the ball a mile into the twilight, and Lynn Swann jumped 10 feet off the ground and caught it.
at chunk, v.1
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 58: ‘Dede Aldwyn?’ ‘Clone.’.
at clone, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself 73: T.J. Lambert said he would fold me up like a taco if I didn’t stop in Fort Worth on my way out [from New York City] to the Coast.
at Coast, the, n.
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 56: Barbara Jane [...] slowly broke into a smile. ‘That dog won’t hunt,’ she said.
at that cock won’t fight under cock, n.3
[US] D. Jenkins Life Its Ownself (1985) 164: I don’t know what pea-brain scheduled that cocksucker!
at cocksucker, n.
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