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[US] R.L. Bellem ‘Drunk, Disorderly & Dead’ Dan Turner — Hollywood Detective Apr.🌐 ‘I—I’ve found out he’s . . . on the needle,’ she whimpered woefully.
at on the needle under needle, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 Gavitty said you copped a sneak out last night at ten-thirty.
at cop a sneak (v.) under cop a..., v.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 ‘Air!’ I said to Lorch and Candell [...] ‘Make it rapid!’.
at air, v.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 These two boys [...] were notorious grifters, clippers and common felons [...] A couple of tough hoodlums who wouldn’t stop at anything.
at clipper, n.1
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 The Mirado [...] was the creep where he had seen the Hooker the night before. By daylight the place was pretty sad. Shabby and tarnished around the edges.
at creep joint, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 Being ordered around like some darb without the ordinary quantity of gray matter!
at darb, n.1
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 McClain [...] hung his dicer on the chromium hat-rack.
at dicer, n.1
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Under the dimout regulations Dream Street looked like the main thoroughfare in Podunk.
at Dream Street, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 A couple of expert targeteers from Toledo wandered into a Second Avenue drinkery.
at drinkery, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 The girl said something about having to duck and vanished.
at duck, v.1
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 They hadn’t gone to the airport as part of any welcoming committee. [...] They were definitely on the earn.
at on the earn (adj.) under earner, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 I’m a fiend for a waxed floor and a gal to hoof with.
at fiend, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 He stretched out the fin to shake hands.
at fin, n.1
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 ‘Freeze, copper!’ Bristol ordered.
at freeze!, excl.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 That shiv was in for keeps. He must have gone out in a hurry.
at go out, v.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 He [...] was whaling Hades out of him.
at Hades, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Humpty Keller, as his name implied, was a hunchback.
at humpy, adj.1
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Hope I’m not jamming you and Dovey. I’ll only be a minute.
at jam, v.2
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 Jingle the Wilshire for me. I’ll take it on the desk phone.
at jingle, v.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Humpty Keller [...] had been around the mazda thoroughfare for a long time.
at Mazda Lane, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 They knew her. They had wanted to lean on her ear. What for?
at lean on, v.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 I laid leather on the sidewalk.
at leather, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 [He] was bringing the little leather-pusher to Manhattan.
at leather-pusher (n.) under leather, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 The coffee magnate was as wide as he was tall. A light tan edition of Mr. Five-by-Five.
at Mr Five-by-Five (n.) under Mr, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 I figured the fifteen round bout was a natural for a capacity house.
at natural, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 ‘It’s Mistuh Castle, sho’ enuf,’ he greeted me. ‘Yo’ ain’t been around fo’ quite a while.’ ‘Sho’ enuf,’ I said.
at sho’ ’nuff, phr.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Shoulder Straps’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 ‘Where’s your oil?’ he called in to the girl. ‘Look in the top of the ice-box. There should be a couple of bottles of ale.’.
at oil, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Publicity for the Corpse’ in Thrilling Detective Dec. 🌐 The hardest hitting, fastest piece of boxing machinery that he had ever rolled a bloodshot optic at.
at optic, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Mullin, Hartley and some plainies tumbled out and the prowl car whined off.
at plainie, n.
[US] C.S. Montanye ‘Death with Music’ in Thrilling Detective Feb. 🌐 Under the dimout regulations Dream Street looked like the main thoroughfare in Podunk.
at podunk, n.
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