1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 164: He was always wanting to stop off behind bushes and pee and play with himself awhile.at play with oneself (v.) under play (at)..., v.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 21: I’m part nigger and wop and bohunk and chink.at bohunk, adj.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 145: Wore those long, baggy sweaters and clodhopper shoes and a man’s hat.at clodhopper, n.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 160: ‘I sure wish I had a costume,’ Bubber said [...] ‘A real cool costume. A real pretty one made out of all different colors. Like a butterfly.’.at cool, adj.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 304: Baby began to yell and cut up during one of the dances.at cut up, v.1
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 331: He saw the dicks and in a panic he started to run.at dick, n.5
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 53: Singer looked very carefully at his lips when he spoke – he had noticed that before. But a dummy!at dummy, n.1
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 218: The bedroom was done over [...] Before it had been tacky and flossy and drab.at flossy, adj.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 101: She squelched him in a hurry: ‘You go eat grass!’.at go to grass!, excl.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 260: ‘If there’s a little extra milk I think I’ll just have it poured over some crumbled bread,’ her Dad said. ‘Graveyard soup.’.at graveyard stew (n.) under graveyard, n.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 60: I don’t want no greenhorn. I need a experienced mechanic.at greenhorn, n.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 232: The big kids griped whenever they had to eat in the kitchen.at gripe, v.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 332: ‘Home to hockey,’ Jake said. ‘I got to hockey.’.at hockey, v.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 303: Two or three days she played hooky from school.at play hooky, v.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 24: And so he were l-lamming his fist against this here brick w-w-w-all.at lam, v.1
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (2004) 17: Sometimes he talked like a linthead and sometimes like a professor.at linthead, n.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 27: Buck up and keep your nose clean.at keep one’s nose clean (v.) under nose, n.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 124: He came in that night and started drinking, and when he was drunk he shot off his mouth about you.at shoot off one’s mouth (v.) under shoot off, v.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 164: He was always wanting to stop off behind bushes and pee and play with himself awhile.at pee, v.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 259: ‘Aw, poot!’ She slammed the door.at poot!, excl.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 277: You pasty-faced, shrunk-gutted, ricket-ridden little rats!at rat, n.1
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 15: Once he had got on the subject of cat-houses, and afterwards his jokes got so raw he had to be hushed up with beer.at raw, adj.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 129: Nobody [...] would ask a right young girl to sit down to the table where he was drinking with another man.at right, adj.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 259: ‘Say, have either of you fooled with this?’ ‘Shoot!’ Etta said. ‘What would we want to mess with your junk for?’.at shoot!, excl.1
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 101: A couple of tough boys tried to be smarty.at smarty, adj.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 310: ‘It’s not to be grinned at,’ said Bill. ‘That’s what I make.’.at not to be sneezed at under sneeze, v.1
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 153: Millions of people are ready to do anything [...] just to work for three squares and flop.at square, n.
1943 C. McCullers Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1986) 156: As she ate she drank a glass of water to help wash down the swallows.at swallow, n.