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Grimhaven 180: Then we moped because the bottles and stoppers had the beef by that time and there was nothing for us to do but hop in the rattle and jar, and powder.at bottle (and stopper), n.
Grimhaven 180: Then we moped because the bottles and stoppers had the beef by that time and there was nothing for us to do but hop in the rattle and jar, and powder. Grimhaven 180: We took it on the heel and toe down to the old box of glue on the corner.at heel-and-toe, n.
Grimhaven 180: ‘We took the chump for his Simple Simons,’ a man declares, ‘and made for the shovel and broom.’.at shovel and broom, n.
Grimhaven 115: Jockey was laughing because we had allowed ourselves to be bagged – we were suckers.at bagged, adj.1
Grimhaven 28: Unless you say ‘blew his top’ or ‘blow his topper’; then it means to go crazy.at blow one’s top, v.
Grimhaven 180: I’m heelin’ down to the Sidney Harbour’s for an ocean wave and a work-out on the bonny fair.at bonny fair, n.
Grimhaven 180: We took it on the heel and toe down to the old box of glue on the corner.at box of glue, n.
Grimhaven 92: I had been ‘on the carpet’ for some peccadillo at school.at on the carpet under carpet, n.1
Grimhaven 33: ‘There never was six gees got together in the world without at least one of them being a cat!’ ‘Cat?’ ‘Sure. A fink, stool-pigeon.’.at cat, n.1
Grimhaven 47: Do you think I’m likely to get into trouble, celling with Beardsley?at cell, v.
Grimhaven 180: Certain words in the English language were made to rhyme with others [...] ‘Cherry flips’ were lips.at cherry flips, n.
Grimhaven 32: What I’m going to do is [...] clout a five-ton Mack truck.at clout, v.2
Grimhaven 68: It was a cold-turkey rap. Right on the main street, and a hundred people saw him go in with the gun.at cold turkey, adv.
Grimhaven 32: You’re dingy. Why take a chance like that?at dingy, adj.2
Grimhaven 185: I received the ducat while he was busy at the warden’s office.at ducat, n.
Grimhaven 33: ‘There never was six gees got together in the world without at least one of them being a cat!’ ‘Cat?’ ‘Sure. A fink, stool-pigeon.’.at fink, n.
Grimhaven 14: It must be the name for new-comers. Fish!at fish, n.1
Grimhaven 11: You ought to see what some of these gees are doing.at gee, n.3
Grimhaven 38: Why, he’s queer. He’s one of the gals.at girl, n.1
Grimhaven 146: The greaseball wins his name for an obvious reason, for the woolly texture of his clothing absorbs an unlimited amount of grease and dust.at greaseball, n.
Grimhaven 42: Besides the gun-bulls in the sentry-boxes on the wall, there’s a living chain of coppers around the whole place.at gun bull (n.) under gun, n.1
Grimhaven 163: A sick user who is ‘kicking the habit’ will do practically anything for dope.at kick the habit (v.) under habit, n.
Grimhaven 180: I’m heelin’ down to the Sidney [sic] Harbour’s for an ocean wave and a work-out on the bonny fair.at Sydney Harbour, n.
Grimhaven 180: I’m heelin’ down to the Sidney Harbour’s for an ocean wave and a work-out on the bonny fair.at heel, v.1
Grimhaven 109: We may be ignorant, but at least we’re not jimmy-heels!at jimmy-heel, n.
Grimhaven 159: Jockey [...] went up to the big house for hysting a dice game.at hoist, v.
Grimhaven 137: A coal-black fanatic gave a wild exhibition of coon-shouting and Nubian holy-rolling.at holy-rolling, n.
Grimhaven 158: Jocky had been a drug addict, and his friends among the hypos were many.at hypo, n.2
Grimhaven 204: We asked for candy, sugar, tobacco, anything that might be smuggled up; and the next evening our kites – letters – had begun to bring results.at kite, n.
Grimhaven 214: Preparations were being made for a field meet that took place twice each year in prison.at meet, n.
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