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McAlmon and the Lost Generation choose

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[US] R. McAlmon ‘Potato Picking’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 34: Ellsworth was a putty-nosed mamma’s boy.
at putty-brained (adj.) under putty, n.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 44: Boutwell’s mad as a goat.
at mad as..., adj.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 61: People get old sitting on their behinds while they rot in their belfries.
at belfry, n.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 42: Is it just lack of drink and decent food that’s shocked the old boozehound to shivers?
at booze-hound (n.) under booze, n.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 48: Say cull, slip me a jit, can’t juh.
at cull, n.1
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 80: Let’s go there instead of the dinkie town dance.
at dinky, adj.2
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 73: We’ll take him into my barn and make him dish it [...] Grant agreed, and in the barn tried to make Frank use his finger.
at dish it (v.) under dish, v.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 43: Pop knows you’re featherbrained.
at feather-headed, adj.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 81: ‘We won’t fuss,’ she said. ‘I think it’s cheap and gets one all upset, but let’s be cozy.’.
at fuss, v.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 83: Marie was gay, having had three bottles of beer.
at gay, adj.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 40: Pop knew Dinkie was only half there.
at half-there, adj.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 85: I’m going back and get pop-eyed drunk.
at popeyed, adj.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 79: Ain’t you the likely lad? You was a splinter when I last saw you.
at splinter, n.
[US] R. McAlmon ‘Blithe Insecurities’ in Knoll McAlmon and the Lost Generation (1976) 88: Marie’s not meant for hickville.
at -ville, sfx1
[US] Generation (U. Michigan) 9 23/1: You know you get your cookies gigging for the stiffs and digging all the pretty little foxes.
at get one’s cookies (v.) under cookie, n.1
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