1945 J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 56: Little Lizzie Fat-bum there is off to Canada soon.at fat-arse, n.
1945 J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 89: The confident young fighting-man, telling the old buffer a thing or two.at buffer, n.3
1945 J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 133: You wake up with a sort of carry-over, you’re still rather gay and cock-eyed. [...] Strictly speaking, I’m still a bit tight.at carry-over (n.) under carry, v.
1945 J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 85: More ‘off the record’ talk [...] more global ‘hush-hush’.at hush-hush, n.
1945 J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 103: I’ve had enough mauling about and I’m off it. So don’t say I didn’t warn you.at maul, v.
1945 J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 68: They have money to spend – drink, football, pools, dogs, any rubbishy thing they fancy.at rubbish, adj.
1945 J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 64: This sodden, pudding-faced tart, old before her time.at sodden, adj.
1945 J.B. Priestly Three Men in New Suits 76: Tootle off, and don’t forget to tell me tomorrow about about this fella.at tootle, v.1