1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 259: ‘What happened?’ I told him. He swore up and down.at up-and-down, adv.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 144: The arty types were all over America, sucking up its blood.at arty, adj.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 170: Tell that Texas sonofabitch if my brother ain’t out of jail tomorrow night he’s going to get his ass fixed.at fix someone’s ass under ass, n.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 170: Tell that crotch-eared meanass to take it easy on us.at mean-ass, n.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 284: Finally he got hold of some bad s--t [...] green, uncured marijuana.at bad shit, n.1
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 125: The Rock Island [i.e. a train] balled by. We saw the faces of Pullman passengers go by in a blur.at ball, v.1
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 120: He balled the jack and told stories for a couple of hours.at ball the jack, v.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 121: I promised myself a ball in Denver.at ball, n.3
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 198: For God’s sake, you can’t be batting around tents with a baby.at bat, v.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 120: The beat yellow windowshades pulled. [Ibid.] 121: He wore a beat sweater and baggy pants.at beat, adj.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 111: You’ve got to stick to it [i.e. writing] with the energy of a benny addict.at benny, n.4
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 374: He wants to win the game, he’s bet four bits.at four bits (n.) under bit, n.1
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 117: Chatter-chatter, blah-blah, and me swearing for all the time and money I’d wasted.at blah, blah, blah under blah, v.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 110: I got drunk and blah-blahed somewhat.at blah, v.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 134: Gene and Blondey just stood there.at blondie, n.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 215: Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray blowing their tops before a screaming audience.at blow one’s top, v.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 330: Geeyah, roll old boat roll! That magnificent car made the wind roar.at boat, n.1
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 383: Gregor proceeded to roll the biggest bomber anyone ever saw.at bomber, n.1
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 253: Let’s you and me go play the horses over the bookie joint.at bookie joint, n.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 239: He was hustling for his bread somewhere in town.at bread, n.1
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 352: You’ve seen me try and break my ass to make it.at break one’s ass (v.) under break, v.1
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 188: Hollywood Sams stood in front of swank restaurants arguing exactly the same way Broadway Sams argue at Jacob’s Beach New York.at Broadway Joe (n.) under Broadway, n.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 122: We went to a riotous old buck’s saloon.at buck, n.1
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 217: Now the bug was on me again and the bug’s name was Neal Cassady.at bug, n.4
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 281: The work was so hard that I quickly developed Charley Horses in my arms.at charley horse, n.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 129: They chipped in some, and Slim some, and I bought a fifth.at chip in, v.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 337: See him grow worried when he blows a clinker.at clinker, n.7
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 357: A rangy bashful shock-haired Denver boy with a big conman smile.at con-man, n.
1951 Kerouac On the Road (The Orig. Scroll) (2007) 180: I don’t like that fairy at the bar [...] I think I’ll get up and conk him.at conk, v.2