1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 145: You mean the time you almost got your brains blew out getting shot in the so-and-so?at so-and-so, n.
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 252: I’ve seen some old bladders throw a fit and claim where they just can’t stand men any more.at bladder, n.2
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 6: She’d throw Violet right out on her can if she found out.at out on one’s can under can, n.1
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 138: Frankie worked down to [sic] a crib-joint.at crib joint (n.) under crib, n.1
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 230: Not Cardy. Not that doormat grafter.at doormat (thief) (n.) under doormat, n.
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 6: [a brothel] She’d go back to them four-bit Hunyok dumps where she belongs.at dump, n.3
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 204: ‘Listen, baby. I’ve took about enough of your sassy cracks.’ ‘Listen yourself. And I’ll slip you an earful.’.at earful, n.
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 10: He ain’t even a good elbow for that dip mob he trails with.at elbow, n.1
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 229: You certainly made a monkey out of that kidney-foot bull.at kidney-foot (n.) under kidney, n.
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 166: ’Specially with the reformers all howling about the red-light.at red light, n.1
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 252: A girl that will go down the line for a living would go down the line, regardless. And them that won’t — won’t.at on the line under line , n.1
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 180: ‘I’ll buy a drink.’ ‘Now you’re shouting.’.at now you’re shouting, phr.
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 228: Shooting off his bazoo like he owned the dump.at shoot off one’s mouth (v.) under shoot off, v.
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 48: Blanche is only a outside girl.at outside girl (n.) under outside, adj.
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 12: She tells him he can be her new pea-eye. [Ibid.] 206: ‘You mean you want to be my pea-eye?’ ‘Manager,’ said Norris. ‘Pimp,’ said Bessie.at p.i., n.
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 68: Well, owe it some more. You can peddle your hips for it. [Ibid.] 207: I’d rather peddle my shape in Shanghai Blum’s China cathouse.at peddle one’s ass (v.) under peddle, v.
1935 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 63: I can’t stand cigarettes. Pimpsticks, I call ’em.at pimp stick (n.) under pimp, n.