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[US] D. Maurer in Lang. Und. (1981) 43: Inside [...] a top keister and a flunk.
at flunk, n.2
[US] D. Maurer ‘Circus and Carnival Argot’ Lang. Und. (1981) 31: (To) heel a hotel...To slip into the room of a friend who is staying at a hotel in a single room .
at heel, v.3
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 Lang. Und. (1981) 98/1: ab. or abb. An abscess which forms in the arms or legs of conditioned needle addicts as a result of infections induced by impure drugs or unsterile needles.
at ab, n.2
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/1: bending and bowing. See high [i.e. under the influence of drugs].
at bending and bowing, phr.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 101/1: coffee-and habit. A form of chippy-habit. The jocular inference is that it is really no habit at all.
at coffee-and habit (n.) under coffee-and, adj.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981).
at on the up and up (adj.) under up-and-up, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981).
at square apple (n.) under apple, n.1
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/1: To back up […] 2. (intr.) To refuse to make a connection or to take drugs because of suspicion that the peddler or the addict is a stool-pigeon.
at back up, v.1
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/1: To back up. 1. (trans.) To distend the vein into which the addict intends to inject narcotics by holding up the circulation with a string or rope and massaging the skin over the vein.
at back up, v.1
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981).
at monkey on one’s back, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/1: belt. 1. The exhilaration experienced when narcotics are taken; euphoria [...] 2. More specifically, the terrific ‘jolt’ which follows a vein-shot when the mass of injected narcotics reaches the heart.
at belt, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/1: bernies. [...] 1. Cocaine crystallized for inhalation. 2. Cocaine allegedly obtained from Dr. Bernie, probably a mythical character.
at bernice, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/1: bingo. See bing.
at bingo, n.3
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/1: bird-cage hype. A very poor underworld addict who has trouble supporting his habit.
at birdcage hype, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/2: The biz, bizz, or business. 1. An outfit for taking drugs hypodermically; it consists of a hypodermic needle or some homemade substitute, a medicine-dropper, a cooking-spoon, and a piece of cotton for filtering purposes.
at biz, n.2
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/2: The biz, bizz, or business. 3. Narcotics.
at biz, n.2
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/2: block. 1. A cube of morphine; any portion of an ounce as sold in a bindle, usually 2 to 5 grains. 2. Crude bootleg morphine.
at block, n.1
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/2: To blow the meet. To fail to keep an appointment, because of suspicion either on the part of the addict or the peddler.
at blow, v.2
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 100/1: bow-sow. Narcotics.
at bow-sow, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 100/1: brick or brick-gum. Crude gum or gum opium before it is rolled for smoking.
at brick, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 100/1: brick or brick-gum. Crude gum or gum opium before it is rolled for smoking.
at brick gum (n.) under brick, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981).
at bridge, v.2
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 100/1: burned out. A sclerotic condition of the veins present in most conditioned addicts.
at burned out, adj.1
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 106/2: oil-burning habit. A ravenous appetite for drugs.
at oil-burner, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 99/2: The biz, bizz, or business. […] 4. The ‘third degree’ administered by the police.
at business, n.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 100/1: canned-stuff. Commercial smoking opium, put in tins.
at canned stuff (n.) under canned, adj.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 100/2: To carry. For a ration of narcotics to support an addict for a specified length of time without any discomfort from diminishing euphoria.
at carry, v.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981).
at catch up, v.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981) 100/2: charged. Var. of overcharged. Stupefied or drowsy as a result of having taken more narcotics than necessary to produce euphoria. This condition is accidentally produced through failure to judge the quantity or strength of narcotics properly.
at charged (up), adj.
[US] D. Maurer ‘Lang. of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 2 in Lang. Und. (1981).
at have a Chinaman on one’s back (v.) under Chinaman, n.
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