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[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 108: We’ll unload that baby right in the street.
at baby, n.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 182: You’re trying to ball me up.
at ball up, v.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 182: You’re trying to ball me up.
at ball up, v.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 183: I promise you it won’t bounce.
at bounce, v.2
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 116: Don’t burn your collar. I’ll move it.
at burn one’s collar (v.) under burn, v.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 193: Give me a double shot of bourbon with a water chaser.
at chaser, n.1
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 138: Even that old cocker with the rooster-look stiffening his face at sight of the girl.
at old cocker, n.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 172: She passed behind him to get a small can of milk from the icebox. ‘Small cow,’ she said as she placed it on the table.
at cow, n.1
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 105: Even in his sleep he would dream of a crack-up and slam on the breaks and swing the wheel, screaming until he wakened.
at crack-up, n.1
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 199: When Mitch picked her up she was so crummy, about all she could pick up were fleas.
at crummy, adj.2
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 152: She poured it [bourbon] straight, not cutting it with water.
at cut, v.6
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 182: You’re not giving me a fair shake.
at fair shake, n.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 115: Jesus Christ, I spelled you, didn’t I? I took the wheel when you was tired.
at spell (for), v.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 111: How about pulling this heap out of the way, so those guys can get past you?
at heap, n.2
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 136: He was dressed in a cheap imitation tweed suit that was tight across the shoulders and ‘high-water’ at the shoes.
at highwater, adj.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 208: I could be a secretary [...] or a soda jerk, but I’m a whore.
at jerk, n.1
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 208: I got me a job jerking sodas.
at jerk, v.2
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 53: Jumping Christ, all it would take was a couple of hauls.
at jumping Jesus!, excl.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 194: Some guy [...] slapped the Jesus out of him.
at Jesus, n.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 118: Stick around if you want, Sloppy.
at sloppy Joe, n.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 197: Kiss the two hundred bucks we’re out on Tex goodbye.
at kiss goodbye (v.) under kiss, v.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 108: ‘Ah, go pull up your pants,’ another trucker said. ‘What do you want us to do, get out and push?’.
at pull up one’s pants (v.) under pants, n.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 108: ‘Get him giving me the eye,’ the trucker said. ‘Go ahead, burn a hole in me, you pecker.’.
at pecker, n.2
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 17: Oh boy, would I like to ram it to her.
at ram, v.1
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 101: ‘This your rig?’ the tanker said.
at rig, n.4
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 123: My smeller ain’t so good. All I can smell is cigars.
at smeller, n.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 131: Oh, he’s spoofing, honey [...] He’s just a great kidder.
at spoof, v.
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 137: Ah, you big stiff.
at big stiff (n.) under stiff, n.1
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 232: He saw Nick run to his truck. The swamper waddled after him. ‘You’re going to let me swamp for you huh?’.
at swamp, v.2
[US] A.I. Bezzerides Thieves’ Market 114: ‘That’s my swamper,’ the driver said. [Ibid.] 232: He saw Nick run to his truck. The swamper waddled after him. ‘You’re going to let me swamp for you huh?’.
at swamper, n.
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