1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 28: ‘Listen, airedale,’ she said, ‘if I want you I’ll whistle for you.’.at airedale, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 97: A happy, big-boy expression lighted the Bearcat’s face.at big boy, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 115: Up in Harlem the Bearcat was regarded with contempt. He was laughed at as a ‘farce’, a ‘lemon’ and a ‘bust’.at bust, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 246: Pinhead burned a heavy incense to smother the fumes of the drug [...] she knew that he was ‘cheffing’ for Money Johnson.at chef, v.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 121: Look at you. Must be a hostess in some chop suey dance hall.at chop suey, adj.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 29: They worked the streets [...] waiting for downtown explorers that needed a ‘steer’ to dope or wanted to be led to a ‘circus’.at circus, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 11: Coke pedlar and sniffer made their ‘connection’ in safety.at connection, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 183: There’s four two-and-a-half-grain cubes of morphine in there.at cube, n.1
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 174: Lou an’ Harry gives me the double-X. Goddam ’em!at double-X, n.2
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 174: The double-crossin’ heel! [...] Stole the job I would’ve got if I hadn’t put her wise to it. The cesspool eel!at eel, n.2
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 126: One-third on everything. Morphine, heroin, and coke. Is it a go?at go, n.1
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 15: The girls were bombarded with an avalanche of reek. ‘Hello there Babe!’ [...] ‘Hot shot! Here’s the hot-point sisters again!’.at hot-shot, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 75: Bearcat’s manager K.O.’s romance for the big Bearcat.at k.o., v.1
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 167: Money Johnson, the ‘policy king’, was arrested on a gambling charge.at -king, sfx
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 121: Charlie puts the knocks in against me with the Bearcat.at put the knock on (v.) under knock, n.1
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 29: They worked the streets till they made enough for a few drinks and then they parked around Fifth Avenue creep joints, waiting for downtown explorers that needed a ‘steer’ to dope or wanted to be led to a ‘circus’. [...] There was more money in this racket and it was easier. It took energy to be a leg worker, and they were wasted skeletons.at leg worker, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 248: Parkin’ wid Money Johnson, dat’s whut dat mess o’ sin doin’.at park, v.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 159: Ah hears all duh yalla gals jus’ ’bout goin’ crazy since Money gone pink-chasin’!at pink, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 161: Dis new pink gal o’ his ain’t gonna have Money long ef Big Ida gits a-hold o’ him.at pink, adj.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 159: Dere goes Money Johnson wit’ his ofay broad. [...] Lor’, chile, he ain’t dealin’ in nothin’ now but pink-toes!at pinktoe, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 15: The girls were bombarded with an avalanche of reek. ‘Hello there Babe! You’re lookin’ good, kid, even if you don’t get out of bed much.’ ‘Hot shot! Here’s the hot-point sisters again!’.at reek, n.
1930 M. West Babe Gordon (1934) 19: Give me a healthy spaghetti-twister any time.at spaghetti bender (n.) under spaghetti, n.