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[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at absotively, adv.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 13: craps. Dice; African golf; Abyssinian polo; Congo croquet.
at Abyssinian polo, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at alibi ike, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at also-ran, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at get someone’s angora (v.) under angora, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 3: anvil chorus. A chorus of knockers or depreciators.
at anvil chorus, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at Arkansas toothpick (n.) under Arkansas, adj.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 10: busy as a one-armed paper-hanger with the barber’s itch. Very busy.
at busy as a one-armed paper-hanger (adj.) under busy as..., adj.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 4: attic. Empty part of a house; hence head, upper story.
at attic, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 4: back-scratcher. One who praises you for your praise of him, her or it.
at back-scratcher (n.) under back, n.1
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 33: medicine, good or bad. Straight dope or the reverse.
at bad medicine (n.) under bad, adj.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at hold the bag, v.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 4: baggage smasher. Hotel porter who handles trunks.
at baggage-smasher (n.) under baggage, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 4: bald-headed row. Front row at a girlie leg show.
at bald-headed row (n.) under bald-headed, adj.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 30: leg-show. Refined dancing and near-singing girlie show, patronized by successful bald-heads.
at baldhead, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at barnstormer, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 5: battle royal. Indiscriminate boxing match of three or more.
at battle-royal (n.) under battle, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at beagle, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at bean-eater (n.) under bean, n.1
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 5: bear, she’s a. She’s a wow, a wonder.
at bear, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 5: beats the devil, the Dutch. Beats everything.
at beat the Dutch, v.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at small beer, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 10: elephant’s fallen arches, snake’s hips, etc. Something excellent.
at bee’s knees, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at big town, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 41: potato. A person; as in a big potato, small potates.
at big potato, n.1
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at big head, n.1
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at bigmouth, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl. 19: gallows-bird. An abandoned criminal.
at gallows-bird, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at birthday suit, n.
[US] Wood & Goddard Dict. Amer. Sl.
at black eye, n.
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