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[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 105: The importer [...] would only sell to high level, coded men, known as captains.
at captain, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 109: He may hear that a certain dealer has a good bag [...] steer customers to him and then go to him later and ask to be taken care of for the service. This is known as cracking on a dealer.
at crack, v.3
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 104: A distinction is made between a hustling partner and a crime partner (crimey) [...] however as one informant put it, ‘there are larceny-minded crimeys’.
at crimey, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 107: drop-man: This person, often a young, dependable nonuser, is used by sellers to make deliveries.
at drop man (n.) under drop, v.2
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 109: Face is a term applied to anyone on the street who is known as a creep, flunky, or nobody.
at flunky, n.2
[US] in Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 109: Taste refers to the small amount of heroin he is given (known as a G shot).
at g, n.1
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 107: A juggler is considered to be doing well if he has enough money left over after a transaction for cab fare to where he buys the heroin. One informant defined a juggler as a ‘nonhustling dope fiend who is always messing the money up’.
at juggler, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 105: The customer of the kilo connection [...] may also be called an ounce man.
at ounce man, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 106: It is called a street ounce or a vig ounce.
at vig ounce, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 105: These men are major distributors, referred to as kilo connections and, generally, as the people.
at people, n.
[US] in Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 101: A tapered, rolled-up dollar bill which served as a straw, and was called a quill.
at quill, n.2
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 109: He is a person who stays in the block all day and is supposed to know what is going on; he is, as they say, always on the set.
at set, n.2
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 109: taste face : This is a derogatory term given to one who supports his habit by [...] loaning the paraphenalia for injecting heroin [...] Taste refers to the small amount of heroin he is given.
at taste face (n.) under taste, n.
[US] in Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective.
at cop an attitude (v.) under attitude, n.
[US] in Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective.
at backwards, n.
[US] in Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective.
at chase the bag (v.) under bag, n.1
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 198: Brown. Heroin from Mexico.
at brown, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 200: Cotton Fever. Severe chills and fever from using old cottons.
at cotton fever (n.) under cotton, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 13: A lot of them sign on as ‘Jane Doe’.
at Jane Doe, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Dubie. A joint.
at doobie, n.1
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Dugee. Heroin.
at duji, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Duster. Heroin cigarette (prevalent now in Vietnam).
at duster, n.6
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Ease on in. Move slowly, so no one knows what you’re doing.
at ease, v.2
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Ease off. Get through the door.
at ease, v.2
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 197: Angel Dust [...] in pill form called ‘Peace Pill,’ ‘hog,’ or ‘elephant’.
at elephant (tranquillizer) (n.) under elephant, n.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Fine. An extravagant compliment; very good.
at fine, adj.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Fluff. To chop up dope (usually heroin or cocaine); to make it bulkier and more even in consistency.
at fluff up (v.) under fluff, v.1
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Fucked up. High on heroin (sometimes other drugs): ‘He was so fucked up he couldn’t even drive a car’.
at fucked up, adj.
[US] Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 202: Fucked up. High on heroin (sometimes other drugs) [...] messed up, has problems; also fucked over, fucked around, and just plain fucked.
at fucked over (adj.) under fucked, adj.1
[US] in Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective.
at gun, n.1
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