1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 84: Why, I’ve taken girls in here, really tough bimbos, and inside of three months . . .at bimbo, n.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 94: He’d been conned [...] Duke had taken him, and blown him off.at blow off, v.1
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 58: She was young, built like a brick henhouse in a windy country.at built like a brick shithouse (adj.) under built, adj.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Flaw in the System’ in Fireworks (1988) 134: All our records were made in duplicate, the dupes going to the home-office store.at dupe, n.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 78: He was [...] unable to to look at her for long without playing her for a chump. [Ibid.] 94: Mitch Allison, the hustler’s hustler [...] had been played for a chump!at play for a chump (v.) under play for, v.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 66: Mitch Allison was as lowdown as they come, but his front was strictly high-class.at front, n.1
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 90: Dammit, Doc Krug must’ve got to the babe after all!at get to, v.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 70: ‘An awful old grouch [...] just as mean as he could be.’.at grouch, n.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 89: Duke was up to here in the chips; he was so loaded that [etc.].at up to here, phr.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 75: There wasn’t a thing that was hockable for more than a few bucks.at hock, v.1
c.1956 J. Thompson ‘The World, Then the Fireworks’ in Fireworks (1988) 238: It was a Kansas City roll, big bills, a couple of fifties on the outside; the inside, little stuff, ones and fives and a few tens.at Kansas City roll (n.) under Kansas, n.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 76: If you can bank me for two-grand max, I’ll guarantee —.at max, adv.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Flaw in the System’ in Fireworks (1988) 134: N.G. from credit bureau. N.G. from two other accounts.at n.g., phr.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 87: You haven’t raised any of the necessary elsewhere?at necessary, n.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 58: But all he’s put Mitch next to was being broke.at put next to (v.) under next (to), adj.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ Fireworks (1988) 74: The girl had that grand she’d nicked him for.at nick, v.1
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Flaw in the System’ in Fireworks (1988) 134: I broke off, unable to tell him [...] that the deal was no soap.at no soap, phr.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 87: You paid me off for that whiskey deal. We’re all square now.at pay off, v.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 85: Fifteen hundred is a good price [...] I’m giving you twenty-five. You call that pouring a quick one?at quick one, n.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 83: You plant a cop on me and then you’ve got the nerve to ask me what it’s all about!at plant, v.1
1956 J. Thompson ‘Flaw in the System’ in Fireworks (1988) 135: The system rocked along, permitting no errors, working perfectly.at rock along (v.) under rock, v.3
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ Fireworks (1988) 62: Doc Krug would probably give him a rooking, or try to [...] all he could do was hold the rooking down to a minimum.at rook, v.1
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 73: And you ain’t in no big hurry? You don’t want to give me the rush act?at rush act, the (n.) under rush, n.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 85: You just get through hitting me with one swiftie. Then [...] you bang me with another one.at swiftie, n.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 97: With his connections he could tab anyone all over L.A.at tab, v.1
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 101: ‘How do we tie into him?’ ‘We don’t. He’ll tie into us.’.at tie into (v.) under tie, v.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 59: She was one of those tough babies. All the toughies had a soft streak.at tough baby (n.) under tough, adj.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Flaw in the System’ in Fireworks (1988) 135: So maybe he’s a toughie [...] We’ve got collectors – boys that know how to make the tough ones soft.at toughie, n.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Cellini Chalice’ in Fireworks (1988) 67: The sucker you’d trimmed was always the best sucker to trim again.at trim, v.
1956 J. Thompson ‘The Flaw in the System’ in Fireworks (1988) 140: We were all wet [...] all I can say is we were asking for it.at all wet (adj.) under wet, adj.1