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[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 19: In plain Anglo-Saxon, she was a beaut.
at beaut, n.1
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 121: A bloke with bum duds.
at bloke, n.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 105: As an encore she would flash booze of the bottled-in-bond denomination.
at booze, n.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 105: This was her regular stunt, and invariably brought the house down.
at bring the house down (v.) under bring, v.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 121: A bloke with bum duds is not especially fascinating to women.
at bum, adj.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 68: He used to [...] butt in to see Maxine.
at butt in, v.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 105: During the exercises the can was rushed at intervals [...] at the expense of the philanthropic Estelle.
at rush the can (v.) under can, n.1
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 51: He had been approached [...] by a ‘coon’ of ebony hue.
at coon, n.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 68: He used to accumulate a mild jag, butt in to see Maxine [...] then he’d fly the coop.
at fly the coop (v.) under coop, n.1
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 23: Maintained cute little flats.
at cute, adj.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 19: There was a certain young dame.
at dame, n.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 53: The darky wandered forth.
at darkie, n.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 65: Maxine fanned the blissful bloke along in good style.
at fan, v.2
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 76: He was not a flasher.
at flasher, n.2
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 19: Nature had favored her with a faultless frame.
at frame, n.1
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 79: Feliz was a bright gazabo.
at gazabo, n.1
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 125: There was a geezer with a bell-metal vocal plant.
at geezer, n.1
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 82: Adalee had a little gone feeling herself.
at gone on (adj.) under gone, adj.1
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 57: His graft was good.
at graft, n.2
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 125: He had to stick it out.
at stick it out (v.) under stick it, v.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 117: If he knocked a book they would follow suit.
at knock, v.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 68: He was a pugnacious little pest with protruding blood-shot lamps.
at lamp, n.1
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 54: From his leather the heavy-hearted black warbler flashed a clipping.
at leather, n.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 43: MORAL: A Mark and His Mazuma Soon Seperateth.
at mark, n.1
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 33: He annexed himself to a mammoth mass of mazuma by the refined process of inheritance.
at mazuma, n.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 62: Liabilities, nix.
at nix, adj.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 93: The slacked demand for the book made Cunningham, the author, a little nutty.
at nutty, adj.2
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 80: The boys would stand for it if the drinks were on him.
at on, prep.
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 26: A reporter, who devoted much of his time [...] to plugging Elfie’s game.
at plug, v.3
[US] ‘Billy Burgundy’ Toothsome Tales Told in Sl. 110: Before the last quart was assimilated, Estelle got pot-eyed.
at pot-eyed (adj.) under pot, n.1
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