1918 E. Wilson ‘Death of a Soldier’ in A Prelude (1967) 193: I wouldun give a good goddam fer the Arcade!at not give a good goddam, v.
1918 E. Wilson ‘Lieutenant Franklin’ A Prelude (1967) 243: That’s one compensation for living in Boche-land.at Boche, n.
1918 E. Wilson ‘Lieutenant Franklin’ in Prelude (1967) 236: They ought to have put a few Americans on it and they’d have a decent road by now. But that isn’t the frog idea.at frog, adj.
1918 E. Wilson ‘Lieutenant Franklin’ in Prelude (1967) 264: Since the frogs have been squealing about the Americans getting too intimate with the Germans, he’s been a regular little Hawkshaw – watching to see that the Americans don’t give any candy to German children.at hawkshaw, n.
1918 E. Wilson ‘Death of a Soldier’ in A Prelude (1967) 192: All this here goddam red ink! It ain’t no good to drink!at red ink, n.
1918 E. Wilson ‘Death of a Soldier’ A Prelude (1967) 195: Jesus Christ! they might show a little consideration.at Jesus!, excl.
1918 E. Wilson ‘Death of a Soldier’ in A Prelude (1967) 194: Jesus Christ! I loses my own lunch right in the cracked ice-pail.at lose, v.
1918 in E. Wilson Prelude (1967) 202: We had a whole shit-house full o’ fun with those girls.at shithouse full of (n.) under shithouse, n.
1918 E. Wilson ‘Death of a Soldier’ in A Prelude (1967) 196: Sweet Jesus! Do yuh think I’m gonta stand up all night?at sweet Jesus! (excl.) under sweet, adj.1