Green’s Dictionary of Slang
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H. Chapin letter 6 Dec. in Soldier and Dramatist (1916) 44: The paper [...] is more a present to the corps than to me: we are the most perfect Communists imaginable – we call it ‘borrowing’ of course – in all minor matters such as paper, matches, etc.at borrow, v.
H. Chapin letter 1 Dec. in Soldier and Dramatist (1916) 42: Yesterday again was a soaker.at soaker, n.2
H. Chapin letter 10 Apr. in Soldier and Dramatist (1916) 130: Of course I saw and experienced nothing very hot in the way of either rifle or shell fire—just the trench warfare of everyday of the month.at hot, adj.
H. Chapin letter 12 Jan. in Soldier and Dramatist (1916) 62: To be among a lot of people who are half of them nursing grievances is rather depressing when one has quite enough to be humpy about without listening to others’ imaginary grievances.at humpy, adj.2
H. Chapin letter 11 Jan. in Soldier and Dramatist (1916) 60: I wrote my son a snorter as you requested me. It really wasn’t easy [...] and I could just see him looking pleased at getting a letter from Doody and then disappointed at its contents.at snorter, n.2
H. Chapin letter 22 Mar. in Soldier and Dramatist (1916) 110: A surprisingly large number of us are teetotallers [...] T.T. for the duration of the War.at t.t., n.
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