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[US] B. Appel ‘Dock Walloper’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 252: Don’t you back-talk me!
at back-talk, v.
[US] B. Appel ‘Dock Walloper’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 235: A blarneying dock walloper by the name of Paddy Lynch.
at blarney, v.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 490: Big guys with that hinky look indigenous to bagmen worldwide.
at bagman, n.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 502: Lizzie’s a blast: she’s smart, tender, funny and gives great skull.
at blast, n.1
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 499: I cruised the bad boogaloo streets.
at boogaloo, n.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 496: I [...] down-shifted, brodied, fishtailed and hit the freeway doing eighty.
at brodie, v.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 490: They walked out thumbing C-notes.
at C-note, n.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 492: An eyeball on the foxy redhead who strolled her Lab.
at eyeball, n.2
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 500: I leadfooted it to Wax’s office.
at lead foot, v.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 498: I glommed the names of the paternity suit complainants.
at glom, v.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 490: Big guys with that hinky look indigenous to bagmen worldwide.
at hinky, adj.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 494: Basko was trying to hump the Lab.
at hump, v.1
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 490: ‘Legit?’ ‘If I’m lyin’, I’m flyin’.’.
at if I’m lying I’m dying under lie, v.2
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 500: I know you and Sicora got plastic jobs.
at plastic job (n.) under plastic, adj.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 502: She’s smart, tender, funny and gives great skull.
at give skull (v.) under skull, n.1
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 500: You got word that Curtiz was snouting around.
at snout, v.2
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 500: Three soul brothers dripping with soul sauce.
at soul brother (n.) under soul, adj.1
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 500: Pitbulls ran helter skelter, then zeroed in: three soul brothers dripping with soul sauce.
at soul sauce (n.) under soul, adj.1
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 500: The safe [...] where I knew he kept his dope and bribery stash.
at stash, n.1
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 490: I take a tensky off the top to cover your bill.
at tenski, n.
[US] J. Ellroy ‘Gravy Train’ in Pronzini & Adrian Hard-Boiled (1995) 490: Wetbacks hot to bring the family up from Calexico.
at wetback, n.
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