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[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (2nd edn) 31: Booster bloomers (N) Bloomers worn by female shoplifters to conceal stolen goods.
at booster bloomers (n.) under booster, n.2
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at cop a sneak (v.) under cop a..., v.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at few, a, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn) 33: break a leg To be seduced; to make a woman pregnant.
at break a leg, v.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn) 184: pull a beef To commit an error.
at pull a..., v.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at turn a trick, v.1
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at ab, n.2
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at Abe, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at academy, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at come across, v.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn) 62: cross lots To walk across country.
at across lots, phr.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at act, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn) 9: adam and eve’s tog The bare skin without any clothing.
at Adam and Eve’s tog(s), n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at adam, n.1
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at adam, n.1
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn) 9: adam and eve Two eggs. adam and eve on a raft Two eggs served with toast. [Ibid.] 255: wrecked adam and eve Two scrambled eggs wrecked adam and eve on a raft Two scrambled eggs on toast.
at Adam and Eve, n.1
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at African dominoes (n.) under African, adj.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn) 61: cribbage A theft; a stolen article.
at -age, sfx
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at air-conditioned, adj.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at airedale, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at airedale, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at false alarm, n.1
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at alarm clock, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at alive, adj.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at alley cat, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at alley cat, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at alley apple (n.) under alley, n.1
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn) 10: alley rat A night prowler; a thief who looks for his victims in alleys or takes them there to be robbed.
at alley rat (n.) under alley, n.1
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at alligator bait (n.) under alligator, n.
[US] Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
at alligator bait (n.) under alligator, n.
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