1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 14: He could read a book and he knew a thing or two about the law.at know a thing or two, v.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 74: We can’t give you any money. We’re nickel-and-diming you to death.at nickel-and-dime, v.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 168: If they’re gonna beat somebody down, or they’re gonna kidnap someobeody [...] I can hear.at beat down, v.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 14: His father, Matt Byrne, had been a big deal on the job [...] He knew police chiefs, prosecutors, and judges.at big deal, n.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 123: Todd was really bugged out. He was laughing. Todd is crazy.at bugged out, adj.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 81: ‘“We got a police officer shot. Get a bus here forthwith.” Not that an ambulance would have saved him.at bus, n.2
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 123: I came in [...] around midnight. The place was buzzing.at buzzing, adj.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 151: I wanted to beat the cock off this guy.at beat the cock off (v.) under cock, n.3
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 20: A far greater transgression was cooping, falling asleep on the job.at coop, v.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 68: A crack whore nicknamed Princess [...] had turned up [dead.at crack whore (n.) under crack, n.7
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 100: Arjune may have mistaken Benjamin’s crapped-out Oldsmobile for a getaway car.at crapped out, adj.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 35: I’m not getting involved with that bullshit [i.e. a murder]. Don’t put me down with that shit.at put down, v.1
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 221: This guy comes in and he’s dressed to the nines.at dressed (up) to the nines, phr.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 127: Darry was a drone [...] He worked twelve hours a day, seven days a week, hawking crack.at drone, n.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 47: He carried the great equalizer, a .38 cal. Smith & Wesson.at equalizer, n.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 171: ‘How many members are there of this . . .’ [...] ‘family [...]’ ‘It’s an army,’ Cobb repeated. ‘About 300 people.’.at family, n.1
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 21: Expensive Nike sneakers, so-called felony shoes.at felony shoes, n.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 101: The police commissioner’s flacks were now telling reporters that Benjamin had probably loaned his car to someone.at flak, n.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 15: Cops who got flopped back to patrol were put ‘back in the bag.’.at flop, v.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 18: It was evident [...] that someone inside Arjune’s home had given the young crack dealers up.at give up, v.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 107: Mustafa states, ‘I’m not going out like that.’ [i.e. in jail].at go out, v.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 39: ‘Do you know any of their real names?’ ‘I don’t know any of their government names. [...] Nobody be using their government names in the street.’.at government name (n.) under government, n.
1990 M. McAlary Crack War (1991) 188: It was a real hype sort of thing [...] the place was mobbed, hundreds of people, just waiting to get a look.at hype, adj.