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[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 82: My old friend Dike, the booze killer.
at booze-fighter, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 29: He was so deeply interested he forgot to dip up the bubble-juice.
at bubbly, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 63: A Dago bootblack and a Long Island Reub – a catchy pair, believe me!
at catchy, adj.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 73: Get out of here, ye cheap skate.
at cheapskate, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 85: Suppose we crack a magnum of Pommery in honor of this victory!
at crack, v.2
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 93: They both cut loose: – ‘The owl shed woo Shoo / By Shickamo’ tree!’.
at cut loose, v.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 19: Uncle Peter just cut off a cackle and said he knew his business.
at cut, v.5
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 13: When are you and Alice going to trot in double harness.
at double harness (n.) under double, adj.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 27: When Bunch propounded his scheme [...] Ikey fell for it in a minute.
at fall for, v.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 76: Didn’t I work like a beaver to put the sparkle on his ferryboats.
at ferryboat, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 76: Didn’t I land your flat-headed old uncle for a shoe shine five minutes after I struck the grounds!
at flatheaded, adj.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 72: I knew if I interfered togged up in the Reub harness I’d only make matters worse.
at harness, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 19: He drops into a Morris chair [...] till the hash whistle blows.
at hash, n.1
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 104: Clara J. looked me straight in the eyes [...] but my headlights never flickered.
at headlight, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 92: Two Parsifal pilgrims returning from the feast [...] hitting up the Wagner.
at hit up, v.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 27: Ikey had been up against a losing streak, and he was about ready to quit till his hoodoo went off duty.
at hoodoo, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 79: I hooked up to the old gentleman.
at hook up (with), v.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 22: I can get a fly lad named Ikey Schwartz to stall for us.
at ikey, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 30: John has his josh rags on; don’t mind him, Ikey!
at josh, n.1
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 27: He could wrap his system around more Indian laughing-juice without getting lit up than any other man in the world.
at laughing soup (n.) under laughing, adj.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 76: Why a mob of real Macaronis hustled me away from the main push.
at macaroni, n.1
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 24: I’m not going to flag him – not when it costs me $5,000 to buy the flag, nix!
at nix!, excl.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 90: Great Scott, John! it’s Uncle Peter and Dike Lawrence! petrified and pickled!
at petrified, adj.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 12: I traveled with the Andrew Carnegie push.
at push, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 63: A Dago bootblack and a Long Island Reub.
at rube, n.1
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 81: Ten sawbucks on this here Beans, Mr. Bookmaker.
at sawbuck, n.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 90: Uncle Peter, the sedate and dignified, sewed-up to the eyebrows.
at sewed up, adj.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 55: Vy doan’d dem burgugulars make a cameing so I soak dem mit dis egg-slapper!
at soak, v.2
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 90: Uncle Peter soused to the bald spot!
at soused to the gills (adj.) under soused, adj.
[US] ‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 13: I traveled with the Andrew Carnegie push and tried to give my coin away, but I’m through. I’ve stopped splashing.
at splash, v.
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