1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 13: He was six feet high in his socks, the bigges’ broth of a boy yez ever laid eyes on.at broth of a boy, n.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 56: ‘Howdy, Colby, howah they coming?’ he asked, with a grin.at how are they stacking up?, phr.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 72: Sparking with Emmy, and his woman near death, the bed-bug.at bedbug, n.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 99: There’s one fellah ah’d love to do up brown [...] Blabbing lak blue murdah’n fo’ his measly five.at like blue murder (adv.) under blue murder, n.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 20: ’Member the black skunk that called me ‘cheap white booty’. [Ibid.] 237: He here was [...] with an entrée into the niftiest booty-dives in town.at booty, n.2
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 99: There’s one fellah ah’d love to do up brown [...] Blabbing lak blue murdah’n fo’ his measly five.at do up brown (v.) under brown, adj.2
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 70: Gawgie found a man with a candystick — ye-es, she did!at candy cane (n.) under candy, n.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 38: They really considered themselves ‘ladies of leisure’ and not mere cheap-skate scum.at cheapskate, adj.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 107: These coffin-nails taste lak shugah—give me Home-runs ev’y time.at coffin nail, n.2
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 55: An old hand, who had once helped him turn a dishonest penny in a coke-deal.at deal, n.1
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 28: Diggedy dog, ah wish you’d brained her! [Ibid.] 103: Hot jiggety, if Dopey did fo’ Mike they’ll shuah puy youah behind in the jug.at hot diggety (dog)!, excl.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 103: Hot jiggety, if Doped did fo’ Mike they’ll shuah put youah behind in the jug.at do for, v.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 21: She never smiled and laughed for the same reason that the others did, doping themselves up with hoping, and bragging.at dope up (v.) under dope, v.1
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 47: Am ah queer lak ’cause ah want to be alone now and forget the wole freaking business?at freaking, adj.1
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 260: Jimminy-Whillikins, ah cain’t hahdly believe it!at gee whillikins!, excl.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 234: Here ah am, all spruced up in mah Sunday-go-to-meeting duds.at Sunday go-to-meeting, adj.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 44: Oh, let him go to grass — ah’m not begging from no man.at go to grass!, excl.
1928 M. Bodenheim Georgie May 137: Sometimes finding a man that knew how to grind and looked handsome.at grind, v.