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‘The Cherubs Are Rumbling’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 27: ‘That’s a rough crew — Sands Street,’ Riccio said.at crew, n.
‘The Cherubs Are Rumbling’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 27: ‘That’s a rough crew — Sands Street,’ Riccio said. ‘The Cherubs Are Rumbling’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 38: ‘They started it,’ [fight] one of the others said. ‘They japped us,’ a third boy said, meaning that the Cherubs had taken them by surprise.at jap, v.
‘The Cherubs Are Rumbling’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 26: It ain’t exactly what he did,’ Louie said.‘We just didn’t want to louse him up.’.at louse (around) (v.) under louse, v.
‘The Cherubs Are Rumbling’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 32: ‘He started to rank me,’ Benny said, meaning that the Stomper had been taunting him.at rank, v.2
‘The Cherubs Are Rumbling’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 25: ‘It’ll [i.e. a fight] be on again,’ Benny said [...] ‘Soon as the cops lay off, they’ll swing again.’.at swing, v.
‘Gang Delinquency’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 142: The highly ritualized type of mutual insult interchange known as ‘the dirty dozens’.at dozens, n.
‘Gang Delinquency’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 141: The use of the local term for ‘homosexual’ as a generalized pejorative epithet (e.g., higher class individuals or upwardly mobile peers are frequently characterized as ‘fags’ or ‘queers’).at fag, n.4
‘Gang Delinquency’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 143: This practice, designated by various terms in different areas (‘honky-tonkin’’; ‘goin’ out on the town’; ‘bar-hoppin’’), involves a patterned set of activities.at honky-tonk, v.
‘Gang Delinquency’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 142: The highly ritualized type of mutual insult interchange known as ‘the dirty dozens,’ ‘the dozens,’ ‘playing house’.at play house (v.) under house, n.1
‘Gang Delinquency’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 140: A concern over homosexuality [...] is manifested by the institutionalized practice of baiting ‘queers’ often accompanised by violent physical attacks.at queer-bashing (n.) under queer, n.
‘Gang Delinquency’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 141: The form of ostensibly aggressive verbal and physical interaction (kidding, ‘ranking,’ roughhouseing, etc.).at ranking, n.
‘Gang Delinquency’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 151: ‘Rep’ refers to the ‘toughness’ of the corner group as a whole relative to that of other groups. [...] and the safety and security of the group and all its members depends on maintaining a solid ‘rep’.at rep, n.
‘Gang Delinquency’ in Short Gang Delinquency and Delinquent Subcultures (1968) 151: We can’t chicken out on this fight; our rep would be shot!at shot, adj.
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