1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 66: ‘Here’s lookin’ at you,’ said Fellows, lifting his glass.at here’s looking at you!, excl.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 43: You only ball you’self up tryin’ to think about things besides that.at ball up, v.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 43: You only ball you’self up tryin’ to think about things besides that.at ball up, v.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 81: You did all right there [...] everybody went fo’ you big.at go big (v.) under big, adv.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 23: Say what is love? Bra’ Man. [Ibid.] 49: It was common gossip among the neighbours that Bra’ Ambo was jealous of Bra’ Man.at bra, n.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 67: Ah wish it was paper money we was handlin’. Them half-crown pieces feels like chicken-feed.at chickenfeed, n.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 65: Course she never meant anything at all ... was jus’ handin’ him the ole come-on.at come-on, n.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 8: Cordy’s man get tek-up fo’ ganga. [Ibid.] 56: Some crazy ganga-smoker or other, trying to get himself a pass’l of the weed.at ganja, n.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 104: Meets the gang in the gully, and jags up on his weed.at jag, v.4
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 76: Get into your glad-rags, gal, we steppin’ out tonight.at step out, v.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 60: ‘Never seen a young gal so sassy.’ ‘You don’ see sassy yet.’.at sassy, adj.
1954 R. Mais Brother Man (1966) 79: Weren’t men always like that [...] ‘chasin’ new tail all de time.’.at tail, n.