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‘Schooldays in North Carolina’ in Lover Man 120: I wouldn’t like it worth a good god damn, that’s how I feel.at not give a good goddam, v.
‘Schooldays in North Carolina’ in Lover Man 120: I wouldn’t like it worth a good god damn, that’s how I feel. ‘A Sound of Screaming’ in Lover Man 44: We’d get high and have us an A-grade ball.at grade A, adj.
‘The Checker Board’ in Lover Man 11: Mutton head didn’t never play the dozens with nobody, not even me, his ace-cut.at ace boy (n.) under ace, adj.
‘Blueplate Special’ in Lover Man 132: I went up to Harlem and got high, and for the rest of the summer I laid up in bed and played crazy.at lay back, v.
‘Suzie Q’ in Lover Man 67: Life is a bitch, ain’t it?at bitch, n.1
‘Comrade’ in Lover Man 138: Fix the damn dog up, Blackie.at blackie (n.) under black, adj.
‘Dance of the Infidels’ Lover Man 152: ‘I blow box.’ ‘You blow what?’ ‘Piano.’.at box, n.1
‘Dance of the Infidelsin Lover Man 158: ‘Ain’t much shaking. The Man done put the finger on the kats and everybody’s layin’ low. My boy got busted’.at bust, v.1
‘Schooldays in North Carolina’ in Lover Man 118: ‘Suppose the chick jumps salty?’ ‘So what?’ ‘“So what” your black butt.’.at your butt! (excl.) under butt, n.1
‘Comrade’ in Lover Man 139: If I went out on a detail you could bet your case ace he’d [i.e. a dog] be there too, watchin’ me work.at case, adj.
‘A Sound of Screaming’ Lover Man 45: All the kats would gather round / And dice would roll across the ground.at cat, n.5
‘A Sound of Screaming’ in Lover Man 35: After we’d chit-chatted a while she said, ‘Well, I reckon we’d best get started’.at chit-chat, v.
‘Think’ in Lover Man 117: ‘There ain’t a man alive that gets close to one hundred-thousandth of the chicks he’d like to get close to’.at get close to (v.) under close, adj.
‘Lover Man’ in Lover Man 175: There would be a flash as the light hit his eyeglasses, and it would look like a pure-T miracle.at pure-d, adj.
‘Blueplate Special’ in Lover Man 127: I was working three tables for two—’three deuces’—just by the East entrance to the joint.at deuce, n.1
‘Big Boy’ in Lover Man 51: He [...] always dressed sharper’n Dick’s hatband in a brown wide-striped suit.at Dick’s hatband, n.
‘Dance of the Infidels’ in Lover Man 157: Nothing but dues, you dig? Kats won’t let a man live.at dues, n.
‘A Sound of Screaming’ in Lover Man 46: He grabbed up the loot and dusted So fast Jesse Owens would be disgusted.at dust, v.2
‘Think’ in Lover Man 118: If she gets salty then I’ll be eighty-sixed too.at eighty-six, v.
‘Dance of the Infidels’ in Lover Man 159: Come on, let’s fall down to my pad and get happy.at fall, v.3
‘Dance of the Infidels’ in Lover Man 164: That simple motherhubber done fell out.at fall out, v.
‘Dance of the Infidels’ in Lover Man 158: ‘Ain’t much shaking. The Man done put the finger on the kats and everybody’s layin’ low. My boy got busted’.at put the finger on (v.) under finger, n.
‘Big Boy’ in Lover Man 55: ‘Ain’t no flies on me,’ Big Boy said.at no flies on..., phr.
‘School Days in North Carolina’ in Lover Man 82: ‘You going to be my old gal?’ ‘Your who?’ ‘My old gal. Down here we don’t say room-mate, we say “old gal” or “old lady”. Come on in’.at old gal, n.
‘Schooldays in North Carolina’ in Lover Man 101: I got you on two counts, so come on, son, let’s git it ON!at get it on, v.
‘Schooldays in North Carolina’ Lover Man 101: You old nappy head.at nappy head, n.
‘Dance of the Infidels’ in Lover Man 155: We [...] smoked a couple more sticks and got as high as kites.at high as a kite (adj.) under high, adj.1
‘Schooldays in North Carolina’ in Lover Man 119: You got to have the right attitude, man, otherwise you’re hooked: wedding ring, bells and all.at hooked, adj.2
‘School Days in North Carolina’ in Lover Man 92: ‘Ain’t no such thing as a good Western,’ Dolly said again. ‘I wouldn’t give a hootch who’s in it’.at hootch, n.3
‘Signifying’ in Lover Man 26: ‘Will you be here tomorrow?’ she asked when I was leaving. ‘Sho I will.’ ‘Promise?’ ‘And hope to die if I don’t, honey.at hope to my die! (excl.) under hope, v.
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