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[US] O.R. Cohen ‘The Wild Man’ All-Story 28 Aug. 🌐 I wasn’t surprised to see the bucko share catching honors with Thomson.
at bucko, n.1
[US] O.R. Cohen ‘The Wild Man’ All-Story 28 Aug. 🌐 One of those untrue-to-form teams which disrupt dope books.
at dope book (n.) under dope, n.3
[US] O.R. Cohen ‘The Wild Man’ All-Story 28 Aug. 🌐 One of these days I’m going to show you up for the four-flush you are!
at four-flusher, n.
[US] F.P. Harry ‘Jes’ Natcherel Meanness’ All-Story 12 Aug. 🌐 Old Eph Moulter, mountaineer, and Ann, [...] his wife, were, in the language of their locality, ‘on the outs’ with each other.
at on the outs under out, n.
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May n.p.: ‘I got a canary home what kin do better ’n that,’ he buzzed.
at buzz, v.1
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 According to Purcell’s own cheep, some bean had told him that he was a ‘type.’.
at cheep, n.
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 He [...] was willing to cop off a few extra cherries by honoring the movies with his personal appearance.
at cherries, n.1
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 This here Chesterfield flipper has a cluck sound to his make-up somewhere.
at cluck, n.1
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 He couldn’t lead a parrot to a biscuit factory. [...] and listen to him tell Director Jimmie Muffoon that he couldn’t direct a rabbit to a cabbage patch.
at couldn’t lead a parrot to a biscuit factory under couldn’t..., phr.
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 I’m positive that the flipper who thinks he’s It, tagged himself by slanting in a mirror.
at flipper, n.3
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 I was made aware of the presence of Chesterfield Criddle, the same being what they call a leading man. But you’ll have to show me!
at I’m from Missouri, phr.
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 If a guy is a frost he tries to get thawed out by taking a home-run fit and somersaulting into imaginary hysterics.
at frost, n.
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 ‘Get me?’ ‘Gotcher!’ says Purcell.
at gotcha!, excl.
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 There’s something phony about all those Mister guys. I never bumped one yet who didn’t take a header downhill sooner or later.
at header, n.
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 While friend captain is jazzing around the room, in floats Anice Milland.
at jazz around (v.) under jazz, v.
[US] T. Thursday ‘Mr. Mister’ in All-Story Weekly 22 May 🌐 Tell Hennesey to rig you out in a nifty business suit.
at nifty, adj.
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