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[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 24: When I was the most successful B-drink hustler in the business, it was because of loneliness. [Ibid.] 100: Every B-drink served you has a star on the stirrer. You break off the top and save the star [...] Then at the end of the night you turn these in to the bar. If it’s a Brandy it’s two stars. The bartender gives you a quarter for every star you have at the end of the night.
at b-drink, n.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 103: I hustled the visiting club owners for drinks and they got a laugh out of it. No B-girl could have accomplished that.
at B-girl, n.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 176: I got in one of grandfather’s diesel trucks and barreled down Main Street.
at barrel, v.2
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 131: It meant we could do better with barrelhousing and tips. [Ibid.] 133: I went out barrelhousing one evening [...] and spotted Bobbi, a prostitute, who was also a customer at the Beauty salon. She talked her John into giving me a five dollar tip.
at barrelhouse, v.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 25: I was loved by the boys who worked for me [...] I was the Queen Bee.
at queen bee, n.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 20: He was then buying happy pills by the sack [...] Bluebirds of Happiness.
at bluebird, n.1
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 146: The guys [pimps] came in and got their ‘broads’ with their palms outstretched. Each girl opened her purse and pulled out a wad of money to turn over to her pimp.
at broad, n.1
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 21: He informed me he was operating a male callhouse.
at call house, n.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 45: At school when we started to chum around, she’d been aware I was gay.
at chum along with (v.) under chum, v.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 121: I got clued in about everything and everybody.
at clue (someone) in (v.) under clue, v.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 36: I started messing around with Tony, just to see who could come off first.
at come off (v.) under come, v.1
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 31: I played ‘house’ with Connie and dolled up in my drags.
at drag, n.1
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 245: Not dirty titles, heavens! Just Best Sellers, with egghead names.
at egghead, adj.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 20: Many female impersonators, or femme-mimics, work au naturel.
at femme, adj.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 63: I’d caught a fish.
at fish, n.1
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 209: Her age was against her [...] Liz had the looks to which men often referred in relation to ‘using the flag’ during intercourse.
at flag, n.2
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 52: I knew a lot about Sex but I didn’t know the vocabulary, the gay language. When one man asked, ‘You French?’ I thought he meant my nationality!
at French, adj.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 149: ‘I think my name is Frenchy ...’ They all laughed.
at Frenchie, n.2
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 35: When they’d make us write compositions about our fathers I’d always write that he was a G-man.
at G-man (n.) under G, adj.1
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 20: Many female impersonators, or femme-mimics, work au naturel – except for a gaff.
at gaff, n.4
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 260: Some nellie old ribbon counter clerk [...] Gay as pink ink!
at gay, adj.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 30: We were nearly goofy from the gas.
at goofy, adj.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 46: I was grounded for two weeks.
at ground, v.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 315: I repaired to the Ladies Room to gussy my mascara.
at gussy up, v.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 301: I was through with all the sex involvement. I’d had it – up to here.
at have had it up to here (v.) under have had it, v.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 159: I’m sick and tired of him. I need him like a hole in the head.
at need like a hole in the head (v.) under hole in one’s head, n.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 276: There were two other principal madams in town, for call-boys, who were being hit by the ‘heat’.
at hit, v.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 146: Danny, the boss, he’s got three horses running.
at horse, n.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 186: Man, have I got the hots.
at hots, the, n.
[US] K. Marlowe Mr Madam (1967) 42: Peter and I decided to play house – I was always the mother.
at play house (v.) under house, n.1
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