1903 O. Wister Philosophy 4 18: ‘If I were to stop thinking about you, you’d evaporate.’ ‘Which is all balls,’ observed the second boy, judicially, again in the slang of his period.at balls, n.
1903 O. Wister Philosophy 4 20: ‘The duality, or multiplicity, of the ego.’ ‘The hard-boiled ego,’ commented the boy with the ruler.at hard-boiled, adj.
1903 O. Wister Philosophy 4 74: Gee-whittaker, Mary, if you ain’t the most unmitigated sight!at gee whillikins!, excl.
1903 O. Wister Philosophy 4 75: Her father was a fightin’ preacher, and she’s – well, begosh! she’s a chip of the old pulpit.at by gosh! (excl.) under gosh!, excl.