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Child of the Jago (1982) 129: There were rooms which the wreckers — no jack-a-dandies neither — flatly refused to enter.at jack-a-dandy, n.
Child of the Jago (1982) 129: There were rooms which the wreckers — no jack-a-dandies neither — flatly refused to enter. Child of the Jago (1982) 128: The original out-and-out benjamins, or the celebrated bang-up kicksies, cut saucy, with artful buttons and a double fakement down the sides.at out-and-out, adj.
Child of the Jago (1982) 96: Old Beveridge had eccentric talk and manners, and the Jago regarded him as a trifle ‘balmy’.at balmy, adj.
Child of the Jago (1982) 128: The original out-and-out benjamins, or the celebrated bang-up kicksies, cut saucy, with artful buttons and a double fakement down the sides.at bang-up, adj.
Child of the Jago (1982) 88: It was now that he first experienced ‘hot beef’ — which is the Jago idiom denoting the plight of one harried by the cry ‘Stop thief’.at hot beef!, excl.
Child of the Jago (1982) 128: The original out-and-out benjamins, or the celebrated bang-up kicksies, cut saucy, with artful buttons and a double fakement down the sides.at benjamin, n.1
Child of the Jago (1982) 128: They were flimped of their kicksies, benjies, or daisies, as the case might be.at benjy, n.
Child of the Jago (1982) 46: O wot ’orrid langwidge! It’s shocking, blimey.at blimey!, excl.
Child of the Jago (1982) 161: The Jago would have been forever disgraced if Josh Perrott’s pals had neglected to get up a ‘break’ or subscription to pay for his defence.at break, n.3
Child of the Jago (1982) 95: Those of the High Mob were the flourishing practitioners in burglary, the mag, the mace, and the broads, with an outer fringe of such dippers — such pickpockets — as could dress well, welshers and snidesmen.at broads, n.
Child of the Jago (1982) 96: A patron arrived who knew him of old; who had employed him, indeed, as ‘minder’ — which means a protector or bully, as you please to regard it.at bully, n.1
Child of the Jago (1982) 105: Father’s ’it ’im on the jore ag’in — ’is eye’s a-bungin’ up.at bung up, v.
Child of the Jago (1982) 60: Jerry Gullen’s canary was no bird, but a donkey.at canary, n.1
Child of the Jago (1982) 68: He was chived in the left lung.at chiv, v.
Child of the Jago (1982) 156: A watch is ‘sent to church’ when it is put into another case.at send to church (v.) under church, n.3
Child of the Jago (1982) 59: Claimed it auf a ol’ bloke w’en ’e was drinkin’ ’is tea.at claim, v.
Child of the Jago (1982) 49: ‘I ’ope ’e’s done a click,’ the boy said.at click, n.3
Child of the Jago (1982) 91: The clicker was apt to be sought out, clung to, and sucked dry.at clicker, n.4
Child of the Jago (1982) 58: I done a click! I got a clock — a red ’un!at clock, n.1
Child of the Jago (1982) 182: ’Ow’s that strike you, ole cock?at old cock, n.
Child of the Jago (1982) 182: It’ll be a fair cop for ’im [...] ’E’s treated us all pretty mean, one time or another.at fair cop, n.
Child of the Jago (1982) 50: Wy, copped somethink, o’ course. Nicked somethink. You know.at cop, v.
Child of the Jago (1982) 192: Awright [...] I’m done; it’s a cop.at cop, n.1
Child of the Jago (1982) 77: If you don’t le’ go, I’ll corpse ye!at corpse, v.
Child of the Jago (1982) 47: With a sudden blow behind the head, the stranger was happily coshed.at cosh, v.
Child of the Jago (1982) 47: Cosh-carrying was near to being the major industry of the Jago. [Ibid.] 65: Pigeony Poll [...] neither fought nor kept a cosh-carrier.at cosh carrier (n.) under cosh, n.
Child of the Jago (1982) 48: The cosh was a foot length of iron rod, with a knob at one end, and a hook (or a ring) at the other.at cosh, n.
Child of the Jago (1982) 48: Clearly, here was an uncommonly remunerative cosh — a cosh so good that the boots had been neglected, and remained on the man’s feet.at cosh, n.
Child of the Jago (1982) 47: ’Is missis do pick ’em up, s’elp me. I’d carry the cosh meself, if I’d a woman like ’er.at carry the cosh (v.) under cosh, n.
Child of the Jago (1982) 161: Josh was to take his trial [...] at the Old Bailey, and not at mere County Sessions at Clerkenwell, like a simple lob-crawler or peter-claimer.at lob-crawler, n.
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