1950 K. Vonnegut ‘Thanasphere’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 23: Now hams all over the world would be building sets so they could listen in, too.at ham, n.4
1950 K. Vonnegut ‘Thanasphere’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 20: The General’s eyes narrowed. ‘So he’s trying to jimmy the project, is he? We’ll see, by God, we’ll see.’.at jimmy, v.1
1950 K. Vonnegut ‘Thanasphere’ Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 22: We can’t afford to piddle around.at piddle about (v.) under piddle, v.
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘The Package’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 53: I don’t think the great Charley Freeman amounts to a hill of beans.at hill of beans, a, phr.
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘Any Reasonable Offer’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 34: Mr. Delahanty sold that awful little cracker-box of his in one day.at crackerbox (n.) under cracker, n.4
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘The Package’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 48: Well, mama, what say we have a little drinkie, and then take a tour of the place?at drinkie, n.
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘Souvenir’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 93: Let’s hear you sprecken some Dutch to this man here.at Dutch, n.1
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘Any Reasonable Offer’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 37: By George, but that’s got a lovely bouquet!at by George! (excl.) under George, n.2
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘Any Reasonable Offer’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 40: I took the advice of the last one I had, and a red-hot prospect and his wife walked out with their noses in the air.at red-hot, adj.
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘Souvenir’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 96: Got a little pepper left in him, at that.at pepper, n.
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘The Package’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 47: If this great Charley Freeman snooted you in the old days, I don’t see why we should have him in the house now.at snoot, v.
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘The Package’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 46: I don’t know if this thingamajig works the air-conditioning or the garage doors [...] or what.at thingumajig, n.
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘Any Reasonable Offer’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 41: ‘I’m treating them just like Hellbrunners,’ she said craftily. ‘That’s the ticket.’.at that’s the ticket! (excl.) under ticket, n.1
1952 K. Vonnegut ‘Any Reasonable Offer’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 39: Call me back when you’ve got a reaction, and I’ll toot out with an offer form all ready to go.at toot, v.1
1954 K. Vonnegut ‘Bagombo Snuff Box’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 144: Now I’ve got Ceylon all balled up with Madagascar.at balled-up, adj.
1954 K. Vonnegut ‘A Present for Big Saint Nick’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 163: ‘Ev-ry-bo-dy loves Big Nick,’ said Wanda. ‘Or they wind up in Lake Michigan with cement overshoes,’ said Pullman.at cement kimono (n.) under cement, n.
1954 K. Vonnegut ‘A Present for Big Saint Nick’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 164: ‘Is he drunk?’ said Mrs. Pullman. ‘Do fish swim?’ said Bernie.at can a duck swim? under duck, n.1
1954 K. Vonnegut ‘A Present for Big Saint Nick’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 168: They could expect to be killed by a hit man, unless they fled to some godforsaken country where the Mafia didn’t have a chapter.at hit man (n.) under hit, n.
1954 K. Vonnegut ‘The Powder-Blue Dragon’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 155: He looked out over the parking lot. ‘Oho, I see. The little blue jobbie.’.at jobbie, n.1
1954 K. Vonnegut ‘Custom-Made Bride’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 110: They tell me this Krummbein is a genius, but I say he belongs on Skid Row or in a laughing academy.at laughing academy (n.) under laughing, adj.
1954 K. Vonnegut ‘A Present for Big Saint Nick’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 168: They danced out of the house without their coats, saying things like, ‘Jingle bells, you old poop’.at poop, n.3
1954 K. Vonnegut ‘The Powder-Blue Dragon’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 155: Well, you’ve been slickered, dear, because the man was lying about his car.at slicker, v.
1954 K. Vonnegut ‘Ambitious Sophomore’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 127: He buttoned the great brass buttons and fluffed up the gold braid cascading from the epaulets [...] ‘Zoot!’ exclaimed the delivery boy. ‘Man, I mean zoot!’.at zoot, adj.
1955 K. Vonnegut ‘Der Arme Dolmetscher’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 184: If tha’s Kraut, whassat man doin’ on honey-dippin’ detail?at honey-dipper (n.) under honey, n.1
1955 K. Vonnegut ‘Der Arme Dolmetscher’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 184: You talk Kraut good enough foah us.at kraut, n.
1955 K. Vonnegut ‘Der Arme Dolmetscher’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 187: We’ll whomp ’em the way we whomped ’em in Nawth Ca’lina and Tennessee.at whomp, v.
1956 K. Vonnegut ‘The Boy Who Hated Girls’ Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 191: Little fellow – kind of green around the gills.at green about the gills (adj.) under gills, n.1
1956 K. Vonnegut ‘The Boy Who Hated Girls’ in Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 196: The school nurse just jumped all over me for being too nice to my boys. She says I get too involved, and that’s a very dangerous thing.at jump all over (v.) under jump, v.
1961 K. Vonnegut ‘Runaways’ Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 246: The television set in the living room and the radio in the kitchen were both on, blatting away.at blat, v.