1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 119: ‘What the hell are you doing?’ Vic demanded. ‘You bloody little Alphonse, have you gone crazy?’.at alphonse, n.2
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 224: These petty billiard room boys get bothered if they lose a cockle.at cock and hen, n.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 17: It was some God-awful hour of the morning like eleven o’clock.at God-awful, adj.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 91: Matthews sat with Binney [...] belting into steak, chips and salad.at belt into (v.) under belt, v.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 112: He wasn’t going to be ballsed-up by a burke like Fletcher.at berk, n.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 43: ‘A nice bit of nonsense,’ commented Louis, meaning a piece of villainy that had all the makings of a walk-over.at bit of nonsense (n.) under bit, n.1
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 3: ‘I did a rent collector with a blinder today.’ He had [...] thrown pepper in the man’s eyes and seized the bag with £300 in it.at blinder, n.1
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 94: We load the stuff into it—get a car with a big boot—and blow towards the City .at blow, v.1
1968 in J. Barlow Burden of Proof n.p.: Some of them were speaking French because it was the brass thing to do.at brass, adj.1
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 44: The gaming room was full of young bucks who were aristocrats, real or imitation.at buck, n.1
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 88: The East End had its own codes [...] work in the docks, the bunce off lorries.at bunce, n.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 3: They were all on at least £40 a week, even the simplest minder with chat employed in East End clubs.at chat, n.3
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 117: Keep your face out of sight [...] You’ve got claret all over it.at claret, n.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 67: These kids wouldn’t show withdrawal symptoms if they were stuck in the cooler.at cooler, n.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 44: Wolfe was an unyielding tough uncompromising boy. He didn’t crawl.at crawl, v.1
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 41: The waiter was also an earwig and he whispered in Vic’s ear, ‘The filth is here. Table five’.at filth, n.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 132: I don’t ponce, but these people have the finger on me. A bit of post-puberty homosexuality and you’re lumbered with these pathetic jokers.at put a finger on (v.) under finger, n.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 150: They want pot. They need acid. They’re proud of taking a trip even if it’s a freakout.at freak-out, n.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 105: They’d got another Jag, a real beauty, for the get-away.at getaway, n.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 87: Danny had grassed. Betrayal was half expected in their world.at grass, v.2
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 100: The police were dishonest, but in a small, gutless, unimaginative way.at gutless, adj.
1968 J. Barlow Burden of Proof 7: It was kid’s stuff to get in and break the rivets at the back of the safe.at kid stuff, n.