1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 163: They think you hold all the aces when it comes to hiring.at hold aces (v.) under ace, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 14: In my day a man farted like that would have his short hairs picked clean for a penalty before the breeze got past his pants.at short and curlies, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 277: It was the days of sit-ins and Freedom Riders, when SNCC was still salt-and-pepper, days of the first push for voter registration down in Darkest Alabama.at salt-and-pepper, adj.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 188: The priest asked for around-the-world service and enjoyed every minute of it.at around the world, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 18: So who doesn’t kiss the brown end, one way or another?at kiss someone’s arse, v.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 366: ‘Where you from?’ ‘North End.’ ‘In a pig’s gizzard you are. You got any ID?’.at in a pig’s arse! (excl.) under pig’s arse!, excl.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 33: S’at new kid [...] Don’t know his ass from an avalanche.at not know one’s arse/ass from... (v.) under arse, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 38: Old lard-ass shouldn’t be much trouble we put the scare in him though.at lard-ass, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 182: Even Simple Simon’s little girl, one of the most nothin-ass bitches ever turned out in the history of the Life, even she had got the nod already. [Ibid.] 277: The standard Do, big and bad and kinking out from all angles of his head, look like one of those evil-ass weeds grows its way up through the pavement and then just hangs out.at -ass, sfx
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 316: ‘Another one with toys in the attic,’ said Jackie to the men.at have a guest in the attic (v.) under attic, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 149: With the kids it’s guns and revolutions, not shacking up and driving your old man bananas.at drive bananas (v.) under bananas, adj.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 279: Happily hugging the toilet all night long with your barf buddies.at barf, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 278: His conversation was soon loaded with ‘brew’ and ‘beevo’.at beevos, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 277: You get behind what I’m sayin’?at get behind (v.) under behind, prep.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 92: Hunter and the boys [...] learned to tolerate whichever new Bible-thumper had become their regular Saturday night dinner guest.at bible-thumper (n.) under bible, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 286: Norman considered putting the bite on but was warned by something about the way the guy was looking at him [...] Another creepy-drawers, probably. Another old fag.at put the bite on (v.) under bite, n.1
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 204: We’re gonna [...] put this boat on cruisomatic over the Mystic River Bridge and up onto the Naweast Expressway.at boat, n.1
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 22: Everybody is doing okay, Irish, Poles, the ghinnies even, paddling along, all except the boogs.at boog, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 186: She figured she’d play it open-and-shut, bring him off and charge him twenty for a fifteen-dollar straight.at bring off, v.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 378: I personally got my own difficulties, couple wrong guesses, couple bum steers.at bum steer (n.) under bum, adj.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 237: A sailor went to the Queen of Spain, / His name was Chris Columbo [...] And every day to pave his way / He’d stick it up her bumbo.at bumbo, n.2
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 205: Denny and Kevin do their business, they’re zipping up to get back in the car when this cop pulls right up behind.at do one’s business (v.) under business, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 13: You let off one of them whistlers from your business end near a methane pocket an we’ll all be playing in the harp section.at business end, the (n.) under business, n.
1977 J. Sayles Union Dues (1978) 152: We give her five minutes, come back here and bust her ass if she’s not gone.at bust someone’s ass (v.) under bust, v.1