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[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 48: Arty-farty. Broad-rimmed hat, flowing tie, longish hair, velvet coat – the gesture.
at arty-farty, adj.
[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 111: Why does she not go on the stage herself rather than envying that cow-actress.
at cow, adj.
[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 64: A deck of ‘snow’, enough cocaine for quite too much excitement, cost the equal of ten cents.
at deck, n.4
[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 321: Those who have seen one of those negro ‘drag’ balls knows what they are like.
at drag ball (n.) under drag, n.1
[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 298: I told Jimmie to mix a cocktail to make the man sick. ‘You know, Jimmie, a real micky-fine.’.
at mickey finn, n.
[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 55: He seemed gay as he entered, however, so that he may have had an extra cognac or so.
at gay, adj.
[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 22: As we danced she said, ‘Bob McAlmon, why do you act nice to me? You know you hate my guts’.
at hate someone’s guts (v.) under gut, n.
[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 59: She got on well with people of every grade of society, charwomen, concièrge, poule or parasite.
at poule, n.
[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 259: He knew I was not a snootintellectualizer [sic].
at snoot, n.
[US] (ref. to 1920s) R. McAlmon Being Geniuses Together 49: None of that Peter Pan or Milne tosh.
at tosh, n.3
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