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Good Words Feb. 125: What makes the work come so heavy at the end of the week, is, that the men are shacking at the beginning [F&H].at shack, v.
Good Words Feb. 125: What makes the work come so heavy at the end of the week, is, that the men are shacking at the beginning [F&H].![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom")
Good Words 1 Mar. 184/1: Having ‘done’ Ephesus, we bakshished our caffagi, and left Aiasaluck at sunrise on the following morning.at baksheesh, v.
Good Words Mar. n.p.: [...] Bread and choke-dog, as he calls his county’s cheese, etc. – these [...] are the chief items in his bill of fare [F&H].at choke-dog (n.) under choke, v.
Good Words 739: There are their ‘sparrows’ (beer or beer money), given by householders [to the dustmen] when their dust-holes are emptied.at sparrow, n.
Good Words 378: Peas-pudding, and hard-boiled eggs, rubbing shoulders, as it were, with Atlantic Rangers [F&H].at Atlantic ranger, n.
Good Words June n.p.: He was ‘big-dog’ to a disorderly house.at big dog, n.
Good Words June 399/2: ‘Rounders’ that is, informers who would not go to a police-ofiice and make a formal statement [...] will quietly give ‘the tip’ to a detective .at rounder, n.
Good Words Aug. 530: Some prefer coddam, and risk their pint of beer on the discovery of the coin [F&H].at coddam, n.
Good Words 35 73: I’ll sit down in a minute, when I’ve put my box-hat where I nor you can kick it about.at box-hat (n.) under box, n.1
in Good Words (1987) 218: Spear. [...] To pick a wallet.at spear, v.
in Good Words (1987) 218: Spear. A pickpocket.at spear, n.
in Good Words (1987) 218: On the whiz. Out plying the pickpocket’s trade.at on the whiz(z) under whiz, n.4
in Good Words (1987) 218: Whiz. The practice of picking pockets.at whiz, v.1
Good Words 32: Beer and skittles [...] The easy life.at all beer and skittles, phr.
Good Words 298: Wise apple. A shrewd person.at wise apple (n.) under apple, n.1
Good Words 1229: I’m drag-ass.at drag-ass, adj.
Good Words 32: Used beer Urine [...] Any number of U.S. beer joints found a point of high humor in labelling their restrooms ‘Used Beer Department.’.at used-beer department, n.
Good Words 309: Boondoggling. 1. Fussy, almost pointless, time-consuming hobby work.at boondoggle, v.
Good Words 53: Buffalo v. Also to be buffaloed; he has me buffaloed, I’ve got him buffaloed.at buffalo, v.
Good Words 53: Buffalo v. Also to be buffaloed; he has me buffaloed, I’ve got him buffaloed.at buffaloed, adj.
Good Words 314: Chic Sale [...] An outhouse.at chic sale, n.
Good Words 67: Chicago bankroll. A large roll of paper money consisting of one or two large bills wrapped around a core of ones, used as flash money.at Chicago bankroll (n.) under Chicago, adj.
Good Words 70: Chop suey joint. A Chinese-American restaurant.at chop suey joint (n.) under chop suey, adj.
Good Words 316: Copasetic. All in order. All Okay. Fine and dandy.at copacetic, adj.
Good Words 1209: He couldn’t punch his way out of a paper bag.at couldn’t fight their way out of a paper bag under couldn’t..., phr.
Good Words 316: Copasetic. All in order. All Okay. Fine and dandy.at dandy, adj.
Good Words 294: He threw a real whingding when his wife left him.at wing-ding, n.
Good Words 294: Whingding [...] A seizure, a fit. Especially one feigned in order to avoid work.at wing-ding, n.
Good Words 92: Discombobulate. [...] To discomfit. To confuse [...] To flabber one’s ghasts.at discombobulate, v.
Good Words 96: Duff. The ass. One’s rear end.at duff, n.2
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