1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act III: Sick as a dog, bunched completely, not worth two-pence. And I couldn’t stir, I’m telling you. Not for hours.at bunched, adj.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark (1978) Act II: We could bring him, like, for the crack.at crack, n.1
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act III: That’s a very handy one always when any of us, the thick lads, says anything about the big nobs – crap faces.at craphead (n.) under crap, n.1
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: Crap, daff, bullshit! Do you think I’m an eejit? [Ibid.] Act II: Go on, Des. Tell him he’s the color of his daff.at daff, n.2
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act II: How are you fixed for dust? [...] Here’s a few quid anyway.at dust, n.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: Them are the ones that gam on not to know you when they meet you.at gam on, v.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act III: Don’t you know fathers don’t have to game on to their children the great men they are?at game on, v.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark [stage direction] He affects a swagger when he walks The swagger is called ‘the gimp’, shoulders hunched up, one shoulder higher than the other, arms slightly tense.at gimp, n.1
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: I don’t want people, twopence-half-penny guys, ordering a son of mine.at twopenny-halfpenny, adj.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: Too many Holy Marys pulling strings, and talking merit.at holy Mary (n.) under holy, adj.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: And Des went out to the jacks and we heard the scuffle starting.at jacks, n.2
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: Let no one say there was ever a jibber in our family!at jibber, n.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act III: Iggy made a right job of ‘King’.at make a job (v.) under job, n.2
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: And Hugo struck and then, / Upon the floor, all K.O. dead, / Were the bloody Englishmen!at k.o., v.1
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: And I got this. (Bruise) And stars for a minute and then, well, lights out.at lights (out) (n.) under light, n.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act II: Blood, and fighting, and light-heads, and daft fathers, and mad brothers!at lighthead, n.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: One of your long-haired ones is waiting up the road.at long-haired chum (n.) under longhaired, adj.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: The lousers must have stayed on for another one at The Lion.at louser, n.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act II: Our intelligent brother wants it seven to three. Our intelligent brother is warning him to keep away from us trash. Well, mouth, what about the eighth Mulryan?at mouth, n.
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act I: These two English blokes – one of them putting the nut into Des.at put the nut in (v.) under nut, n.1
1961 T. Murphy Whistle in the Dark Act II: Anytime I got pox or crabs, it wasn’t off the ones I thought I’d get it off.at pox, n.1