1987 S. King Tommyknockers 181: You’re right, it really is the best thing I’ve ever written, but it’s still your basic oat opera.at oat opera (n.) under oat, n.1
1988 S. King Tommyknockers (1989) 176: Just to keep from going batshit with the noise, I keep up with them.at batshit, adj.
1988 S. King Tommyknockers (1989) 292: Hilly’s doped off again. His eyes are open, but ...at doped, adj.
1988 S. King Tommyknockers (1989) 343: He had spoken one phrase quite clearly: ‘All the G.I. Joes’.at GI Joe (n.) under GI, adj.
1988 S. King Tommyknockers (1989) 218: They smoked reefer and ‘did the horizontal bop’ almost every weekday afternoon.at horizontal dancing (n.) under horizontal, adj.
1988 S. King Tommyknockers (1989) 100: Jag-drinkers frequently come off their binges deeply depressed.at jag, n.1
1988 S. King Tommyknockers (1989) 123: The huge brainless grin of a KO’d fighter just before his knees come unhinged.at k.o., v.1