1969 H. Searls Hero Ship 172: That’s nice, a brain like you. Hey, how come you ain’t made officer?at brain, n.1
1969 H. Searls Hero Ship 200: Most of the conversation in their kitchen was of steam and bull—English—and of slashes, who studied too hard or buckets who studied not hard enough.at bucket, n.
1969 H. Searls Hero Ship 151: ‘O.K.,’ he quavered, ‘I’ll sign it! But I hope you bust your ass!’.at bust one’s ass (v.) under bust, v.1
1969 H. Searls Hero Ship 171: ‘Forget him,’ Ape murmured audibly, ‘he’s hung like a stud mosquito. Look at me!’.at hung like a (stud) mosquito under hung, adj.
1969 H. Searls Hero Ship 60: How’ll that look? The usual ‘shit from Shinola?’.at not know shit from Shinola (v.) under not know..., v.
1969 H. Searls Hero Ship 19: ‘The USS Shinola . . .’ The nickname had already reached the chief’s mess.at Shinola, n.
1969 H. Searls Hero Ship 60: How’ll that look? The usual ‘shit from Shinola?’.at not know shit from Shinola (v.) under shit, n.
1969 H. Searls Hero Ship 200: Most of the conversation in their kitchen was of steam and bull—English—and of slashes, who studied too hard or buckets who studied not hard enough.at steam, n.
1969 H. Searls Hero Ship 59: What about that torpedo juice Foghorn makes?at torpedo juice (n.) under torpedo, n.2