1927 C. Sandburg ‘Si Hubbard’ in Amer. Songbag 351: He pulled Si’s whiskers so all-fired hard.at all-fired, adv.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Money’ in Amer. Songbag 112: When you’ve got lots of money [...] You’re as happy as a bug in a rug.at ...a bug in a rug under happy as..., adj.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘The Lone Star Trail’ in Amer. Songbag 267: I’m the best dam cowboy that ever punched cattle.at punch cows, v.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘In My Father’s House’ in Amer. Songbag 483: There ain’t no liars there in my Father’s house [...] There ain’t no crapshooters there In my Father’s house.at crap shooter (n.) under crap, n.1
1927 C. Sandburg ‘The Tenderfoot’ in Amer. Songbag 275: Oh jimminy krissmas, how he lied!at jiminy cricket!, excl.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘On to the Morgue’ in Amer. Songbag 199: Where will we all be One hundred years from now? Pushing up the daisies.at push up (the) daisies, v.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Si Hubbard’ in Amer. Songbag 351: We heard that gosh-durned sharper say: ‘Four dollars, quick!’.at gosh-darned, adj.
1927 C. Sandburg Amer. Songbag 196: I have converts sing: ‘There are flies on you, There are flies on me, But there ain’t no flies on Jesus.’.at no flies on..., phr.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Shovellin’ Iron Ore’ in Amer. Songbag 183: I, ‘Old man now what will you pay?’ Says he, ‘Two bits a ton.’ Says I, ‘Old man, go diddle yourself, I’d rather bum.’.at go fuck yourself! (excl.) under fuck, v.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Portland County Jail’ in Amer. Songbag 215: He said I was a lazy bum, a no-good.at no-good, n.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Common Bill’ in Amer. Songbag 63: I began to think the gump-head / Would never go away.at gump, n.1
1927 C. Sandburg ‘The Lane County Bachelor’ in Amer. Songbag 122: You may chew your hard-tack till you’re toothless and gray.at hard tack (n.) under hard, adj.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘A.R.U’ in Amer. Songbag 191: I’m still on the hog train flagging my meals.at on the hog (train) under hog, n.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘A.R.U.’ in Amer. Songbag 191: Been on the hummer since ninety-four.at on the hummer under hummer, n.3
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Po’ Boy’ in Amer. Songbag 32: Away out on the prairie / I stopped that Katy train.at Katy, n.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Crazy Song’ Amer. Songbag 342: I fell kerflop in a barber shop.at kerflop! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Cocaine Lil’ in Amer. Songbag 206: Along in the morning about half-past three / They were all lit up like a Christmas tree.at lit up like a Christmas tree (adj.) under lit (up), adj.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Animal Fair’ in Amer. Songbag 349: The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees / And what became of the monk, the monk?at monk, n.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Alice B.’ in Amer. Songbag 29: One night I went out, got filled with nigger gin.at nigger gin (n.) under nigger, n.1
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Cocaine Lil’ in Amer. Songbag 206: She wore a snowbird hat and sleigh-riding clothes.at sleighride, v.
1927 C. Sandburg ‘Alice B.’ Amer. Songbag 29: You may go out some night, get filled with squirrel rum.at squirrel, n.