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[US] G.T. Fleming-Roberts ‘Blue Heat’ Phantom Detective May 🌐 About that time, a squad of blues came along to prevent a panic.
at blue, n.1
[US] G.T. Fleming-Roberts ‘Blue Heat’ Phantom Detective May 🌐 Nize job for da dumb dee.
at D, n.2
[US] J. Archibald ‘Time Will Tell’ in Phantom Detective Sept. 🌐 There’s an old guy runnin’ a pawnshop [...] He’s filthy with dough.
at filthy with under filthy, adj.
[US] Joe Archibald ‘Time Will Tell’ in Phantom Detective Sept. 🌐 You admit ya wore these kicks last night, eh?
at kicks, n.2
[US] G.T. Fleming-Roberts ‘Blue Heat’ Phantom Detective May 🌐 Two fellows faking as street cleaners mozzied up to the bank [and] pulled machineguns out of their dump-carts.
at mosey, v.
[US] Joe Archibald ‘Time Will Tell’ in Phantom Detective Sept. 🌐 ‘Shut up, ya old devil!’ he snarled huskily. ‘Or I’ll plant ya.’.
at plant, v.2
[US] J. Archibald ‘Time Will Tell’ in Phantom Detective Sept. 🌐 When I leave this burg, I ride on plush an’ have my breakfast brought to my drawin’ room.
at ride plush (v.) under ride, v.
[US] J. Archibald ‘Time Will Tell’ in Phantom Detective Sept. 🌐 This ain’t a bank ya’ve got tailed, is it, Bat?
at tail, v.
[US] J. Archibald ‘Time Will Tell’ in Phantom Detective Sept. 🌐 I paid plenty for that turnip.
at turnip, n.
[US] G.T. Fleming-Roberts ‘Blue Heat’ Phantom Detective May 🌐 When you poleese geta steamed up about nothing, my boys, like what you call da white-wings, sweepa da street.
at white wings, n.
[US] P. Ernst ‘The Chair Cheater’ in Phantom Detective Jan. 🌐 ‘You’d be nuts to try and cross me.’ The steward [...] moistened his lips. ‘I wouldn’t double-cross you anyway.’.
at cross, v.1
[US] P. Ernst ‘The Chair Cheater’ in Phantom Detective Jan. 🌐 You squarehead—we’ve only got one coffin aboard, ain’t we?
at squarehead, n.1
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