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[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 86: Two servicemen were wrapped together in a desperate passionate embrace [...] Olsen nudged Francis. ‘Hey, get a load of that action.’.
at action, n.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 19: ‘Yeah! You and who else?’ came from one of the belligerents.
at you and whose army?, phr.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 96: That’s mostly for the rich old aunties and bats like that.
at auntie, n.2
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 19: Let me at that blondined Navy-bait.
at bait, n.1
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 106: I do get a bang out of watching.
at get a bang (out of) (v.) under bang, n.1
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 96: That’s mostly for the rich old aunties and bats like that.
at bat, n.1
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 55: Francis dropped onto a divan [...] ‘My beads, dearie! What a day!’.
at my beads! (excl.) under beads, n.2
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 90: He plays too damned rough! Did you hear about that belle he beat up.
at belle, n.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 60: Several hundred federal employees have been loudly bounced in Washington lately.
at bounce, v.1
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 39: A raid on an after-hours drinking joint that caters almost exclusively to the boys.
at boys, the, n.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 19: Right back came the very earthy natural tones of the handholder: ‘Up ye’ bucket, Butch!’.
at up your bucket! (excl.) under bucket, n.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 78: Sometimes they just sit and camp until three or four.
at camp, v.2
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 99: [in gay context] For God’s sake, Bessie! Are you afraid someone’ll steal his cherry?
at cherry, n.1
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 26: ‘Well, look, Mr. Morley, maybe some other time —’ ‘Come on, don’t chicken.’.
at chicken (out), v.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 101: Hey, boss, let’s clean house.
at clean house (v.) under clean, v.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 31: Cut the crap, dearie! You had your fun, now you’ve got to pay for it.
at cut the crap, v.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 95: [in a gay bath-house] ‘You go on back to those little rooms. Of course, all the girls call ’em cribs!’.
at crib, n.1
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 77: ‘Say, Joe, this is sure better liquor than we got out there.’ Cannelli laughed. ‘It better be. It isn’t cut.’.
at cut, adj.3
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 34: They [i.e. servicemen] can be so rough! So much dirt nowadays.
at dirt, n.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 88: He was suddenly lost to view as he buried his head in the girl’s lap. [...] ‘Get that fish queen!’ simpered Johnnie.
at fish queen, n.1
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 111: ‘The same waiter also offered a ‘fix,’’ or a short supply of cocaine.
at fix, n.3
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 37: Since the war, we’ve got this new thing in Bay City. Everyone calls them ‘gay.’ We have gay bars, gay parks, gay clubs, gay theaters and hotels.
at gay, adj.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 19: A heavy voice mimicked: ‘“Please, sir, do hold still.” Get her!’.
at get her! (excl.) under get, v.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 92: ‘Where to, Mac?’ asked the hacker.
at hacker, n.1
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 61: We had to close up all those quiet, friendly, well-regulated houses.
at house, n.1
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 80: My husband is around here somewhere. I’d better find him.
at husband, n.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 97: Tiger [...] was actually not as knocked-out as he appeared to be.
at knocked out, adj.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 19: ‘Let me at that blondined Navy-bait . . .’ ‘Ladies! Please!’ said Morley.
at lady, n.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 86: Olsen nudged Francis. ‘Hey, get a load of that action.’.
at get a load of (v.) under load, n.
[US] ‘Lou Rand’ Gay Detective (2003) 96: He beat up a girl [...] one night when he was high. [...] He’s crazy when he’s loaded.
at loaded, adj.
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