1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 105: Steve doesn’t want to be just a carny act all his life.at carney, adj.
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 75: During the clem the townies had cut the cable running to the juice truck.at clem, n.
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 62: That gee’s a grindman who thinks he’s a talker. But being a good grind man isn’t as easy as it looks.at grind, v.
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 114: The corkscrew made my Adam’s apple leap around like a flea on a hot griddle.at like a hen on a hot griddle under hot, adj.
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 75: During the clem the townies had cut the cable running to the juice truck [...] The juice crew had worked all Monday to repair the damage. The juice man came round to say we had current.at juice man (n.) under juice, n.1
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 74: Knowing the hatred there is between the ‘lawmen’ and carny people.at lawman (n.) under law, n.
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 105: ‘People just don’t understand Steve in this org,’ Billie told me.at org, n.
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 65: Around cities there are usually some young sports who’ll give you the razz.at give someone the razz (v.) under razz, n.
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 166: If the locksmith’s ‘skellies’ don’t work he simply breaks the lock.at skelly, n.2
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 63: Slum means prizes—kewpie dolls, [...] plaster statues and stuff.at slum, n.3
1951 D.P. Mannix Sword-Swallower 62: That gee’s a grindman who thinks he’s a talker. But being a good grind man isn’t as easy as it looks.at talker, n.