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[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Two Ways of Going Out After the Pay Envelope’ in True Bills 99: A man who had been given the Fresh Air by a Soulless Corporation was out rustling for another Job.
at give someone the air (v.) under air, n.
[US] Ade True Bills 60: What in the name of all Get-Out do you find to talk about?
at all get out, phr.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Old Fox and the Young Fox ’ in True Bills 151: A Rolling Stone gathers no Moss and therefore will not be derided as a Moss-Back. Roll as much as possible.
at moss-back, n.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of Another Brave Effort’ in True Bills 59: He is wearing the fawn-colored Benjamin with the Pearl Buttons, also the open-work Socks with the Monograms.
at benjamin, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of [...] the Canny Commercial Salesman’ in True Bills 115: He [...] was told that the entire Works, Government and all, was going to the Bow wows.
at bow-wow, n.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Poor Woman’ in True Bills 7: Whenever he told a ripe old Scandinavian Wheeze or an Irish Bull she would let out a Whoop.
at bull, n.2
[US] Ade ‘Lonesome Trolley-Riders’ in True Bills 4: Mrs. Jinkins showed up three Bullets and bumped him for Eighty Cents.
at bullet, n.2
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of What Our Public Schools and the Primary System Did’ in True Bills 89: Jimmy resided with his Parents in a bummy little one-story Shack.
at bummy, adj.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of Another Brave Effort’ in True Bills 49: Once there was a beautiful Specimen of Veal named Oliver.
at calf, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the One Who Got What Was Coming to Him’ in True Bills 72: Any time that he unwound the Shoe-String and disgorged a One-Case Note, he was expecting to get a Return of about $1.60.
at case, n.4
[US] Ade ‘Lonesome Trolley-Riders’ in True Bills 5: Then Mrs. Gillespie mistook a Four-spot for a Seven and was cleaned by the Jinkins Combination.
at clean out, v.
[US] Ade ‘Lonesome Trolley-Riders’ in True Bills 5: Mr. Frisbie had won $3 and his Wife had pinched it, Twenty Cents at a Clip.
at clip, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of What Horace Stood For’ in True Bills 35: It is just as easy to love a Girl who has the Coin as it is to get dippy over the Honest Working-Girl.
at dippy, adj.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Misdirected Sympathy’ in True Bills 102: The only thing that makes me Sore is to think that all of this Hot Dog you’re throwin’ on comes out of the Pockets of poor, hard-workin’ Guys, such as me.
at put on (the) dog (v.) under dog, n.2
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Red-Letter Night’ in True Bills 31: The Pilkinses were all the Eggs in Smartweed. They owned a big General Store [...] they sent to Chicago for their Clothes and ate Ice-Cream in the Winter-Time.
at egg, n.2
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Boy with the Steadfast Ambition’ in True Bills 44: He was a little slow in withdrawing the Left Fin and the Bumpers caught him. When he came out of the Hospital his Left Hand looked like a Pair of Scissors.
at fin, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of Another Brave Effort’ in True Bills 57: He suspected that it would be a very foxy Move to begin to economize, but he [...] couldn’t bear the Thought of having it said that he was Piking and flying low.
at fly low (v.) under fly, v.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of What Horace Stood For’ in True Bills 35: Some Men imagine that the Foxy Play is to grab off something that never owned any Sunbursts and Sable Wraps, and probably she will be satisfied with Department-Store Belt Buckles and Nearsilk Trimmings.
at foxy, adj.1
[US] Ade True Bills 122: He would take the Gang down into a thirst-Parlor and buy Fusel Oil.
at fusil oil, n.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Two Ways of Going Out After the Pay Envelope’ in True Bills 99: When he was finally admitted to the Sacred Presence of the Head Gazooks, he would approach the Roll-Top on tiptoe.
at gazook, n.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Poor Woman’ in True Bills 7: He would call on her and spring a Good One every little while. Whenever he told a ripe old Scandinavian Wheeze or an Irish Bull she would let out a Whoop.
at good one, n.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of Successful Tobias’ in True Bills 26: Tobe used to go out every New-Year’s Day to meet the Good-Lookers and fuss around with them, for those were his Salad Days.
at good-looker (n.) under good, adj.1
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Society-Trimmers’ in True Bills 83: I never caused a Book-Maker to hit the Grit.
at hit the grit (v.) under grit, n.2
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Never-to-be Benefactor’ in True Bills 131: He decided to follow the prevailing Fashion and spend his Money before he died, thereby giving the Ha- Ha to the Legal Profession.
at give someone the ha-ha (v.) under ha-ha, n.1
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of What Horace Stood For’ in True Bills 36: Horace often suspected that some of them hooked up merely to get a Whack at the Finery. But then, Horace was a regular old Cynic.
at hook up (v.) under hook, v.1
[US] Ade True Bills 5: Mrs. Gillespie had tapped the Bank for seven large, Iron Dollars.
at iron dollar (n.) under iron, n.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Poor Woman’ in True Bills 7: He had a collection of Hostetters that made Joe Miller seem comparatively Recent.
at Joe Miller, n.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of the Girl Who Wanted to Warm Up’ in True Bills 86: He allowed his Affections to get all snarled up with a tall female Elfin named Sophy. Fate kissed him off and he lay froze against the Cushion.
at kiss off, v.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of Successful Tobias’ in True Bills 29: He celebrated the Glad New-Year by standing around in Doorways and looking mournfully at the Light-Weights who were doing the Cotillon.
at lightweight, n.
[US] Ade ‘The Fable of What Horace Stood For’ in True Bills 36: Those who never had been strong enough to throw on the Lugs while they were living at Home, were the very ones who put Crimps into the Bank Account before the Honeymoon played out.
at throw on the lug (v.) under lug, n.1
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