1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 152: I had to pay my respects to the boys in St. Louis and Chicago [...] You’re sure ace-high with them, Charlie.at ace-high, adj.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 88: It was big, loud and rough and there must have been a dozen cops getting alkyed.at alkied (adj.) under alky, n.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 125: Ired, when the hell are you going to learn that you can’t let every ape get your goat?at ape, n.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 121: I may have been straightening out, but they knew my reputation for strong-arm tactics.at strong-arm, adj.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 109: I pitied any gonif who got his tail in their [i.e. the police] trap now.at get one’s ass in a crack under ass, n.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 25: Get off my back, you goddam s.o.b.at get off someone’s back (v.) under back, n.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 93: It was a nice feeling to have three or four spots that would throw a blanket over you when the badges or Feds were closing in.at badge, n.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 94: One night, sitting in the car near Lincoln Park banging a couple of shots of good hooch.at bang, v.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 57: What kind of a bang do you get out of this writing.at get a bang (out of) (v.) under bang, n.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 20: Only suckers and losers bank on what they have.at bank on (v.) under bank, n.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 118: It meant nearly $43,000 apiece. It was almost as good as the booze bash!at bash, n.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 6: I was broke, back in stir, and the Big L was surrounding me.at Big L, n.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 94: We picked up four girls [...] by way of celebrating our decision to go big.at go big (v.) under big, adv.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 21: This killing was witnessed by twelve hundred cons during the noon meal at the Big Top’s messhall on Sunday, March 26, 1916.at big top (n.) under big, adj.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 94: Too many of the big boys are afraid that Red’s too hot too handle.at big boy, n.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 20: I was in so bad with the biggies and Warden Biddle I couldn’t slip any further down the ladder.at biggie, n.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 97: Only a block-headed Irishman wouldn’t recognize the value of surprise.at blockheaded, adj.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 103: There were at least a dozen blue-coated bastards scattered all over the neighborhood.at bluecoat, n.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 138: A shrewd, intelligent con who could write, talk, and make it with the blue noses.at bluenose, n.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 50: I got the bone works when it came to security. They stayed on me like hawks.at bone, adj.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 6: I must have busted four hunded boxes and lifted more than a million.at box, n.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 49: Two major outfits outside were in dire need of a box slugger and would collaborate to break me out.at box slugger (n.) under box, n.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 87: I then did the box-work while Smitty handled the car. The three jobs netted us around $6,000.at box work (n.) under box, n.1
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 49: Two major outfits outside were in dire need of a box slugger and would collaborate to break me out.at break out, v.
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 3: I had plotted and made good a break at Elmira’s correctional institution.at make a break (v.) under break, n.2
1970 ‘Red’ Rudensky Gonif 98: Kenneally was a fast-buck guy who had a reputation for hot loads.at fast-buck, adj.