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[US] in J.H. Clarke Harlem, USA 173: But who wants to be bothered with li’l ol’ women and their damned nickles [sic] and dimes playin’ the bandits [HDAS].
at bandit, n.
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 353: Tonight here we are gonna be locking with the Crowns up on the hill.
at lock assholes (v.) under asshole, n.
[US] L. Hughes ‘Dear Doctor Butts’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 343: And where am I? As usual, behind the eight-ball.
at behind the eight ball, phr.
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 318: I blasted her: ‘Shut your trap a minute.’.
at blast, v.1
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 324: After blowin’ my audition, I wasn’t in no mood for Sis’s abuse.
at blow, v.2
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 320: I boated it down to Forty-sixth where the joint was.
at boat it (v.) under boat, n.1
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 320: I set in a Brass Rail on Eighth Avenue and tightened my nerves with a few slugs of imperial.
at brass rail (n.) under brass, adj.1
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 356: Hezzy saw the bulge at his pocket. The cat was packing his burn!
at burn, n.1
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 317: I knew she was buzzin’ me with her pearls.
at buzz, v.1
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 323: The gallery was buzzin’ with ‘Lumumba,’ ‘Tshombe,’ and all those ‘Belgian mercenaries’.
at buzz, v.1
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 323: They all was beaming like they had Charley’s number.
at charlie, n.9
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 351: All right, my man, but cool your role, you dig?
at cool one’s role (v.) under cool, v.2
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 359: Hey, you bop-crazy studs.
at -crazy, sfx
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 321: I played a freeze; like my thoughts had me uptight.
at freeze, n.
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 317: You slick-headed ditty-bop, if you spent half as much time tryin’ to put something inside that worthless hat-rack as you did havin’ your brains fried—.
at fry one’s brains (v.) under fry, v.
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 349: Them dirty Crowns caught me in a sneak, man. Come chasing me all over the fuggen place.
at fugging, adj.
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 350: Man, how them simple chicks goofed behind that look. The stud didn’t even have to talk to ’em. Just looked and they was ready to give him some.
at goof, v.
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 320: She was pickin’ out somebody to cop a light from. She asked one of the grays.
at gray, n.
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 350: The cat had gone to church packing his zip that morning and gone down to lock with the Crusaders that afternoon.
at zip (gun), n.
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 317: You slick-headed ditty-bop, if you spent half as much time tryin’ to put something inside that worthless hat-rack as you did havin’ your brains fried—.
at hat-rack (n.) under hat, n.
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 323: They kept [...] talkin’ confidential — puttin’ the ig’ on the silks.
at put the ig on (v.) under ig, v.
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 349: Man, cool your role [...] Like I said, the jive is on.
at jive, n.1
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 316: Just when the licks was coming good, she opens up on me again.
at lick, n.2
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 321: I mean, soon’s they think you’re famous and pullin’ down that long bread they’re ready to integrate the hell outa you—.
at long bread (n.) under long, adj.
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 321: But this member — daddy, she was a real fox!
at member, n.2
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 349: Them Crowns been messing all over us. Pulling sneaks on our turf.
at mess over (v.) under mess, v.
[US] L. Hairston ‘The Winds of Change’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 319: The only way you’ll ever get your mop to grow natural again [...] is to have your head shaved!
at mop, n.1
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 353: They [...] sounded each other’s mother: ‘Yoa mother, man.’.
at your mother!, excl.
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 357: The Noble Knights, muh-fuggers! The Noble Knights are down!
at motherfucker, n.
[US] P. Marshall ‘Some Get Wasted’ in Clarke Harlem, USA (1971) 350: The cat had gone to church packing his zip that morning and gone down to lock with the Crusaders that afternoon.
at pack, v.1
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