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[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1964) 364: And with a ‘No akey! No akey!’ flung over their shoulders, the two partners raced toward Avenue D.
at aikies!, excl.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 353: ‘Ged oud f’om my cella’ – faw I call my modder. Ged oud!’ ‘Yuh mudder’s ass! Call ’er, I dare ye!’.
at your arse! (excl.) under arse, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 408: An’ w’en it comes t’ booze I says, shove it up yer ass!
at shove it up your arse!, excl.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 146: ‘Kiss my arse,’ she flung over her shoulder in Yiddish. [Ibid.] 312: ‘Aaa, kiss my axle,’ Polly glowered.
at kiss my arse!, excl.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 321: Cheez! If I’d aknown you wuz such a pain inna can I wouldna let yuh come up hea.
at pain in the arse, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 309: An’ I hope de biggest moider boogey man tears yuh ass out.
at tear someone’s ass(hole), v.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 344: Atta kid! Aintchoo goin’ dough [...] Atta kid!
at attaboy!, excl.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 312: ‘Aaa, kiss my axle,’ Polly glowered.
at axle, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 271: Balls you’ll ged.
at balls, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 354: Tell ’er wut I wuz doin’, kid. You jew hewhs! We wuz hidin’ de balonee!
at hide the baloney (v.) under baloney, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 369: Beat it den, beat it, lousy! Beat, beat it! Beat it!
at beat it, v.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 310: Shoddop! Piss-in-bed! Mind yuh own beeswax!
at beeswax, n.2
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 268: Yea, an’ a bust onna beezer!
at beezer, n.1
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 416: Heazuh flowuh fer ye, yeller-belly, shove it up yer ass!
at yellow belly, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 245: ‘Wake up, Kid!’ his sudden, amused hail rolled over the water, ‘’fore you throw a belly-w’opper!’.
at belly whopper (n.) under belly, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 369: Mind yuh own lousy biz!
at biz, n.1
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 270: ‘Witless block!’ he ground out.
at block, n.1
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 148: Ask that blockhead in uniform, how one escapes this jungle of stone and fabric.
at blockhead, n.1
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 249: G’wan yuh blubber-mout’.
at blubber-mouth, n.2
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 13: His eyes followed with unswerving deliberation the blue-coats [i.e. customs officers] as they neared the boat.
at bluecoat, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 25: You ol’ man near brained me wid a hammer.
at brain, v.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 306: Go right in, my bright.
at bright boy (n.) under bright, adj.3
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 101: And he’s afther kickin’ me in the brisket till I’m blue as me own coat!
at brisket, n.1
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 321: Are yuh bugs or sumpt’n?
at bugs, adj.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 246: Dot’s a lodda bullshit, Pedey.
at bullshit, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 411: Sharrop, bummer!
at bummer, n.3
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 291: Big bush under duh belly! [...] An duh hull knish! All de hairs!
at bush, n.1
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 268: Yea, an’ a bust onna beezer!
at bust, n.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 148: A raw jade like yourself ought to learn a little more before she butts into America.
at butt in, v.
[US] H. Roth Call It Sleep (1977) 408: They guffawed. ‘Yer a card!’ said the coal heaver. ‘Yer a good lad.’.
at card, n.2
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