1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 88: Mixing up a batch of gimlets [...] the way muckety-mucks mix it in Clearwater, Florida.at muck-a-muck, n.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 124: The fun buddies went AWOL, lost to some secret mirth.at A.W.O.L., adj.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 90: A tits and ass joint out on River Road.at tits and ass, adj.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 140: You changed parts [...] First he was jeff and you was Mutt. Now he’s comin’ on Mutt and you get to be Jeff.at mutt and jeff, n.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 81: You’re only gonna get the old in-and-out until I see you in a dress that says size ten on it.at in-and-out, n.1
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 76: He had masterfully endeared himself to the rice-and-bean legions.at rice-and-bean, adj.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 86: Do you think Ronnie fucked aroun’ on you?at fuck around, v.1
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 74: I’m going to tell you how Bell got his dumb-ass self greased.at dumb-ass, adj.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 132: He occupied an exalted spot against the wall, surrounded by lesser badasses.at bad-ass, n.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 134: There was a sticker on the truck’s rear bumper that said Coonasses Do It in the Dark.at coon-ass, n.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 38: The dawn came on [...] to find Emil Jadick sitting bare-assed on the back porch.at bare-ass, adj.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing (1995) 122: Lemonade has got more kick to it than bare-assin’ it in front of men like them.at bare-ass, v.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 146: The whole cast from the melodrama of childhood [...] had put Cold Duck away until the cows came home.at put away, v.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 85: As if he was hoping that regular blasts from his icy blues would prompt some spur-of-the-moment afternoon lushness to come into his arms.at baby-blues (n.) under baby, n.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 28: He wore a black coat with narrow lapels, a white shirt and a string tie, all in accordance with the resurging style of the rockabilly bad boy.at bad boy, n.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 65: You really think I’m goin’ to do a bad-mouth testimony on one cop to another?at badmouth, adj.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 30: Wanda took a Baggie of home grown wacky-backy from the vegetable crisper.at baggie, n.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 99: You said somebody else ripped it [i.e. stolen liquor] from us, but I always figured you beat me out of it.at beat (someone) out of (v.) under beat, v.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 53: I don’t like the way I talk behind that shit.at behind, prep.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 31: Big-timing her out of her hip huggers before they even left the parking lot.at big time, v.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 85: She flipped him the bird and he kept his eyes on business.at flip a/the bird (v.) under bird, n.2
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 196: I’m glad we’re flippin’ off the mob here. In a special sort of way it makes me feel good.at flip a/the bird (v.) under bird, n.2
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 174: They birddogged her sweet and breathy with promises and presents.at bird dog, v.
1988 D. Woodrell Muscle for the Wing 99: Tough guy did a bit on Trahan’s farm got out a month ago.at do a/one’s bit (v.) under bit, n.1