1962 C. Perry Portrait of a Young Man Drowning (1963) 154: It didn’t bang me to sit around listening to a lot of guys trying to out-holler each other.at bang, v.1
1962 C. Perry Portrait of a Young Man Drowning (1963) 121: That was a bonehead play.at bonehead play (n.) under bonehead, n.1
1962 C. Perry Portrait of a Young Man Drowning (1963) 35: I light up a clipper and puff [...] the first smoke in the morning tastes so good.at clipper, n.3
1962 C. Perry Portrait of a Young Man Drowning (1963) 30: If your father doesn’t find that loaf of bread you will get it good and proper.at get it, v.
1962 C. Perry Portrait of a Young Man Drowning (1963) 28: If they knew what a tough-guy big shot they are passing, they would shiver and shake.at tough-guy, adj.
1962 C. Perry Portrait of a Young Man Drowning (1963) 31: You ought to give him a licking.at licking, n.
1962 C. Perry Portrait of a Young Man Drowning (1963) 24: Tim McCoy [...] Nobody can outdraw him. He’s a real pisseroo.at pisser, n.
1962 C. Perry Portrait of a Young Man Drowning (1963) 8: He said he’s a ‘just as soon’ dog . . . He’d just as soon eat as to sleep.at sooner, n.