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The Cross of Lassitude choose

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[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 239: Landing in ‘the can, to live on angel cake and wine’.
at angel cake and wine (n.) under angel, n.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 155: Beppo is a ‘bull-dagger,’ a ‘low dyke,’ a ‘lady-lover,’ a ‘Les-wolf,’ and a ‘double-barreled broad’.
at double-barrelled, adj.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 42: Their acceptance of trying pot, stuff, coke, greenies, acid, or beauties.
at beauty, n.2
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 78: He will come in [...] all beered up and in an ugly mood.
at beered (up) (adj.) under beer, n.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 174: ‘I got five [...] five good bitches.’ ‘A nice stable,’ comments Red.
at bitch, n.1
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 49: Well, don’t you be bodacious!
at bodacious, adj.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 333: Baby, you know how them old ‘Boss Charlie’ whiteys are ... ?
at Boss Charlie (n.) under boss, n.2
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 74: Can you meet my stiff and heavy requirements? There will be no bucking each other.
at buck, v.2
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 333: She means it ... The bitch means it ... no one could act like that ... She likes white men ... She’s buking me ... using me.
at buke, v.2
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 45: ‘What you doin’?’ ‘T.c.b.,’ murmurs Beppo. [...] ‘Taking care of business’ [...] The two bodies are thrashing about in the bed.
at take care of business, v.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 326: Okay – the old college try – you did your best!
at college try (n.) under college, n.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 103: The oblique and penetrating language of the life. [...] ‘Listen Baby he’s [i.e. a lesbian] only tryin’ to cop. He satisfies her, he’ll sock it to her, but later on she’ll get him when she can.’.
at cop, v.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 72: He thinks I’m a ruff-tuff cream puff.
at cream puff, n.1
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 233: Baby dig yourself [...] you’re pushing that broad too hard ... Lighten up a bit.
at dig, v.3
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 274: I cold-cocked her with a water jug. She wouldn’t get outa my face.
at get out of someone’s face (v.) under face, n.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 101: The termites of the life [...] who ‘prat’ and ‘fan’ and ‘shade the stick’ in crowds.
at fan, v.1
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 103: I can walk in silk stockings if I want – it don’t make me any less a feller!
at fellow, n.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 266: ‘You gotta be a Butch,’ Stan advises Frankie, ‘a stone Butch.’ ‘I’m no tackhead,’ Frankie evades. ‘You’re no Fem either,’ Stan compliments.
at femme, n.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 101: The termites of the life [...] who ‘heel’ and ‘boost’ in stores, who extract bundles of notes from banks by means of skillful ‘fishing’.
at fish, v.2
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 128: Gee – her hair’s done up and everything. She looks fly!
at fly, adj.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 103: The oblique and penetrating language of the life. ‘Broad, give me some sky...’ ‘Nothing doing. I’ll go freak off with another Jasper. Both of us go for what we know...’.
at freak off, v.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 299: Remember how gettin’ someone into a coat closet was a freak party, and a little bit of hand action – that was really something!
at freak party (n.) under freak, n.1
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 340: She’s fresh meat, man.
at fresh meat, n.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 239: [He] suddenly found himself a ‘fresh fish,’ landing in ‘the can’.
at fresh fish (n.) under fresh, adj.2
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 36: He is glad to be able to report: ‘Here Stretch fuckin’ along’.
at fuck along (v.) under fuck, v.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 97: You better occupy your mind, honey [...] or you’ll be ready for the Funny Factory.
at funny house (n.) under funny, adj.1
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 105: Baby, you’re going back to Wentworth jus’ as soon as that judge can John Hancock the papers.
at John Hancock, v.
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 243: ‘Where d’you hang?’ ‘Oh, Perry’s, or The Palace, or at my girl-friend Margie’s.’.
at hang, v.3
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 101: The termites of the life [...] who ‘heel’ and ‘boost’ in stores.
at heel, v.3
[UK] J. Colebrook Cross of Lassitude 174: Clara was sure hittin’ it on the hip.
at lie on the hip (v.) under hip, n.3
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