1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 155: Hell! [...] Never had a tip yet worth a good goddam.at not worth a good goddam, phr.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 17: That was the trouble – the boys would get five – when they needed four.at boys, the, n.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 40: I’m interested in the breeders – the few who rope in the dumb ones, the weak ones. [Ibid.] 47: You were wise to the fact that when I got out of prison I was going to shove in on some big-time crime breeders.at breeder, n.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 34: Dot Ellis was played up as an example of a Broadway butterfly.at butterfly, n.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 126: If they hole in anywhere that looks permanent, give me a buzz.at give someone a buzz (v.) under buzz, n.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 46: Went over to the boardinghouse where Donner crashed.at crash, v.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 38: I got to thinking about what I could do with the money Dot hadn’t gold-digged away from me.at gold dig, v.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 29: Donner did Red some dirt on the witness stand.at do dirt to someone (v.) under dirt, n.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 22: She had a pasty complexion, sharp features, and dopey eyes.at dopey, adj.2
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 28: A runt named Red Salmon gave him a dose just now, over on Fifty-sixth Street.at give someone a dose (v.) under dose, n.1
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 20: ‘Angel’ Cherulli had been found in an alley behind his club, with a flock of thirty-eights in his stomach and chest.at thirty-eight, n.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 82: Look out that gun doesn’t go off in the folds of your dress and send a bullet through your fanny.at fanny, n.1
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 107: Cherilli had been a little guy, and he’d tried to work a fast one.at pull a fast one (v.) under fast one, n.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 114: Just happened along as the fizzy stuff was being served.at fizzy, n.
1930 R. Whitfield Green Ice (1988) 34: It’s harder to figure Donner’s go-out than the other two.at go-out, n.