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[US] D. Maurer in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 831: A lone pickpocket [...] is usually referred to as a single o tool, a single handed tool, or a single o cannon.
at single-o, adj.
[US] D. Maurer in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 830: Mobs are also known as tribes, troupes, or teams.
at tribe, n.
[US] R. Finestone in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 790: Thus he used [...] ‘pecks’ for food.
at peck, n.1
[US] R. Finestone in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 790: Thus he used [...] ‘stick hall’ for pool hall.
at stick, n.
[US] A. Reiss in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 997: My younger brother came home and told me this gay’d blowed him.
at blow, v.2
[US] A. Reiss in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 987: The call-boy who does not solicit in public.
at call-boy (n.) under call, v.
[US] A. Reiss in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 994: In the organized ‘gay world,’ they are known as ‘closet fags’.
at closet, adj.
[US] A. Reiss in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 1002: All but those who had the status of ‘punks’ denied they had engaged in behaviour associated with the queer role.
at punk, n.1
[US] A. Reiss in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 997: Most of my friends queer-bait, but I don’t [...] Ain’t no sense in queer-baitin’; I don’t need the money that bad.
at queerbait (n.) under queer, n.
[US] A. Reiss in Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process (1969) 1003: Carnal copulation with a man involving no orifice (referred to as ‘slick-legging’ among the boys).
at slick-leg (v.) under slick, adj.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 810: He’s lame ... he’s a chump to get off in that bag [...] if he keeps fucking around with it, he’s gonna get on it, gonna get hooked.
at bag, n.1
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 814: Weed and crystals is my bag.
at bag, n.2
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 824: When a dope fiend is ‘on the nod’ he does not want to be around erratic or excited people who put him on a ‘bum kick’.
at bum kicks, n.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 823: Addicts speak of a ‘flash’ or ‘call’.
at call, n.1
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 807: Mellow people [...] exchange ‘joints’ with a close friend, ‘bum’ cigarettes for a while, then give joints away, all the time ‘maintaining one’s cool,’ and ‘coasting’ from party to party.
at coast, v.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 825: A garbage junkie will [...] loan out four or five outfits in exchange for a few ‘drops’ or used ‘cottons’.
at cotton, n.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 821: I was starting to put more gow in than anything, and pretty soon I just cut the crystal loose period, you know. I love that gow man.
at cut loose, v.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 824: Those who use pills on a repetitive or continuous basis are viewed as ‘drug store hyps’ or ‘pill freaks’ by heroin addicts.
at drugstore hyp (n.) under drugstore, n.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 821: And I seen a chance where I can be father (big-time dope dealer).
at father, n.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 810: He’s lame ... he’s a chump to get off in that bag [...] if he keeps fucking around with it, he’s gonna get on it, gonna get hooked.
at fuck with, v.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 821: Get anything I want and nobody can game on me.
at game on, v.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 812: Two types of ‘playing’ or ‘gaming’ are recognized.
at gaming, n.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 810: He’s lame ... he’s a chump to get off in that bag [...] if he keeps fucking around with it, he’s gonna get on it, gonna get hooked.
at get on, v.2
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 809: If one ‘knows what’s happening,’ ‘holds one’s mug’ (does not snitch), and does not ‘rank’ people who get loaded, he is accepted.
at hold one’s gob (v.) under gob, n.1
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 820: I can [...] make money from the weed man, the crystal man, and money from the gow (heroin) man too.
at gow, n.1
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 822: It is extremely rare for a person to resume a ‘chippy habit’ once he has experienced being hooked.
at chippie habit (n.) under habit, n.
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 817: Nearly all young Negro players aspire to reach the position of a ‘big mack,’ but few are qualified to be anything more than a ‘lousy pop corn pimp’ who claims to have a ‘gang of holes’.
at hole, n.1
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 824: Those who use pills on a repetitive or continuous basis are viewed as ‘drug store hyps’ or ‘pill freaks’ by heroin addicts.
at hype, n.2
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 808: A ‘lame dude’ does not ‘know what’s happening.’ He is ‘out of it’.
at out of it, adj.1
[US] Cressey & Ward Delinquency, Crime, and Social Process 810: I got a sort of reputation around school. Everybody used to call me Mr. Cool and stuff.
at Joe Cool (n.) under joe, n.1
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