1969 Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 105: The importer [...] would only sell to high level, coded men, known as captains.at captain, n.
1969 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
1969 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.
1969 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
1969 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
1969 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
1969 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.
1969 Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 105: The customer of the kilo connection [...] may also be called an ounce man.at ounce man, n.
1969 Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective (1972) 106: It is called a street ounce or a vig ounce.at vig ounce, n.
1969 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.
1969 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
1969 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
1969 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.
1972 Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 200: Cotton Fever. Severe chills and fever from using old cottons.at cotton fever (n.) under cotton, n.
1972 Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Duster. Heroin cigarette (prevalent now in Vietnam).at duster, n.6
1972 Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 201: Ease on in. Move slowly, so no one knows what you’re doing.at ease, v.2
1972 Smith & Gay Heroin in Perspective 197: Angel Dust [...] in pill form called ‘Peace Pill,’ ‘hog,’ or ‘elephant’.at elephant (tranquillizer) (n.) under elephant, n.
1972 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
1972 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.
1972 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