1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 100: Trousers known in the forties as ‘cootie drapes.’.at cootie drapes (n.) under cootie, n.
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 3: The Nazarene Bishops are a bunch of drop-dead egalitarians crying into their billfolds.at drop-dead, adj.
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 12: When the deal goes down, all the back-sliding Uncle Toms are going to be mowed down.at deal, n.1
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 32: Why don’t you get up off your big funkey sometime and pick up a mop?at funkey, n.
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 16: Aw dem white folks done fussed your skull wit all dat crazy talk.at fuss, v.
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 15: Fannie Mae knew the inside dope on everybody in Soulsville.at inside dope (n.) under inside, adj.
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 9: Dat Sammy sure can blow the licoric [sic] stick.at liquorice stick, n.
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 33: I’m sick of dem sweetback-looking white mens on my wall.at sweetback (man), n.
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 49: ‘That’ll be five mazumas.’ I shoved the bills into his hand.at mazuma, n.
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 84: How did a handicapped mind like yours ever get into judicial robes anyway, you weird-looking little moxy?at moxie, n.2
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 11: If there were more Negroes like you with tenacity, steadfastness, and stick-to-itiveness, there would be less of these tremors.at stick-to-it-iveness (n.) under stick to, v.
1968 I. Reed Free-Lance Pallbearers 9: Dat Sammy sure can [...] tickle da ivory.at tickle the ivories (v.) under tickle, v.