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[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 155: For example ‘Are you anywhere?’ can mean ‘Do you have any junk or weed on your person?’.
at anywhere, adj.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 155: Jive talk always refers to more than one level of fact. ‘Are you anywhere?’ can also refer to your psychic condition: ‘Are you holding psychically?’.
at anywhere, adj.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 79: They usually have money. When they don’t, they expect credit. If you refuse, they will try to strong-arm you.
at strong-arm, v.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 114: You’re hot as a firecracker in this town.
at ...a fire-cracker under hot as..., adj.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 54: He took a fall and went away for three years.
at go away (v.) under away, adj.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 100: ‘Old monkey climbing on your back?’ asked the man with the pipe.
at monkey on one’s back, n.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 35: Oh, I guess the guy’s burned. Somebody made him for his bag a few days ago.
at bag, n.1
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 110: The others were a beat, nowhere bunch of people.
at beat, adj.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 52: They’ll beat the shit out of us. You have to expect that.
at beat the shit out of, v.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 88: He was always beefing how he couldn’t clear anything, he had to put out so much for hotel rooms.
at beef, v.1
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 35: I can’t go myself this time, I had a beef with him.
at beef, n.2
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 60: There was not one who wouldn’t wilt and spill as soon as someone belted him in the mouth.
at belt, v.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 55: Just another kick like nembies, or bennies, or lush.
at benny, n.4
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 66: It doesn’t take the [cafeteria] manager long to spot a bookie or a junk-pusher.
at bookie, n.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 27: Let’s [...] go over to Denny’s. They have some gone numbers on the box.
at box, n.1
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 36: So give me a break. Here’s the script and don’t come back.
at give me a break! (excl.) under break, n.1
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 28: If you really want to bring a man down, light a cigarette in the middle of intercourse.
at bring down, v.1
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 29: If you come right to the point, they say you are a ‘bring down’.
at bringdown, n.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 155: Brown Stuff, or Mud . . . Opium.
at brown stuff, n.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 38: You seemed so sure that it was all right, I didn’t want to bug you by bringing anything up.
at bug, v.2
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 43: George did not like Louie and said he was just a bum.
at bum, n.3
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 33: Refugee doctors were a good field for a while, but the addicts burned them down.
at burn down (v.) under burn, v.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 155: Burning Down Habit, an Oil Burner Habit . . . A heavy habit.
at burning-down habit, n.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 121: Lupita calls one of her friends on the narcotics squad and the pusher is busted.
at bust, v.1
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 69: The new pigeon is given marked money and sent out to make a buy.
at buy, n.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 45: The H caps cost three dollars each and you need at least three a day.
at cap, n.4
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 132: Who asked you to put in your two cents?
at put in one’s two cents’ (worth) (v.) under two cents’ worth, n.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 99: All that good Henry and Charley. When you shoot Henry and Charley, you can smell it going in.
at charlie, n.7
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 42: Everybody calls you cheap if you don’t give credit.
at cheap, adj.
[US] ‘William Lee’ Junkie (1966) 72: A variation of it is known as the Chinese cure, which is carried out with hop and Wampole’s Tonic.
at Chinese cure (n.) under Chinese, adj.
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