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The Wanderers choose

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[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 45: He was Dean of Discipline, Football Coach, and Top Ballbreaker of the school.
at ball-breaker, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 40: Stop yer bitchin’.
at bitching, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 35: What if Antone, tonight, while they were waiting for the train, pushed Johnson on the el tracks?
at el, n.1
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 36: Wanderers—Mixed 27 Pharoahs—Ginny 28 Ducky Boys—Irish 42.
at guinea, n.1
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 38: ‘I gota see dis guy’.
at guy, n.2
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 41: He was a high school dropout, or kickout.
at kickout, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 39: Big Playground was deserted except for the parky in his olive uniform.
at parky, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 36: [T]he guys on Lester Ave. were all ex-cons or Mob punks.
at punk, n.1
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 38: Johnson wore roach killers—to the point of a dangerous weapon, curving high over his ankle and low over his heel.
at roach killers (n.) under roach, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price ‘Big Playground’ in Antaeus Aut. 36: The other guys had a few rumbles, every once in a while some guy would have his jaw busted.
at rumble, n.2
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 200: That’s fucking A-OK because who wants to have to get married and have kids.
at A-OK, adj.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 203: ‘His nose split open like a tomato.’ Perry spat a small ball of saliva. [...] ‘Fuckin' A’.
at fucking A!, excl.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 54: His father was probably shitting pickles.
at shit a brick, v.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 18: Come across and I’ll let you go.
at come across, v.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 194: At least he would be out of this shit-dump and away from these two asswipes.
at ass-wipe, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 24: Ninety cents each, asshole.
at asshole, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 129: They [...] used tire chains, car aerials, and the ‘Webster Avenue walking stick’ – a baseball bat studded with razors.
at Webster Avenue walking stick, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 195: I was your age an’ I used to put ’em away like there was no tomorrow.
at put away, v.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 19: ‘Hey, Richie!’ ‘Hey, babe, what’s goin’ on?’.
at babe, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 43: Hey Lenny? I don’t need no bag or nothin’, do I?
at bag, n.1
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 226: How he bagged two girls at his confirmation.
at bag, v.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 76: Scottie had never hit him before, although Scottie was Dougie’s punching bag.
at punching bag, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 227: ‘I tried to tell my ol' lady but she’s a real ball-buster about that shit, because she thinks my ol’ man bangs anything that moves’.
at ball-buster, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 173: Chubby Galasso was a big fat ball-buster who didn’t want to know.
at ball-buster, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 14: He was dean of discipline, football coach, and top ballbreaker of the school.
at ball-breaker, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 104: ‘Bitch!’ ‘Chippy-chaser!’ ‘Ball-breaker!’.
at ball-breaker, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 104: School really bit the hairy banana these days.
at bite the hairy banana (v.) under banana, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 184: For all I know, she’s been bangin’ away since junior high school.
at bang, v.1
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 27: Howdja like them bazooms on that P.R. chick?
at bazoom, n.
[US] (con. 1960s) R. Price Wanderers 235: Greetings from Beantown.
at Bean Town (n.) under bean, n.1
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