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[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 19: You know we’s ace-boon-coons, momma.
at ace boon coon, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 97: Every time I go skatin’ I cop some choice bed action.
at -action, sfx
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 273: My heart is as big as all outdoors where you’re concerned.
at all outdoors, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 297: That assholia calls himself runnin’ a gin mill.
at asshole, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 180: Why, that old battle ax, she is human after all.
at battle-axe, n.1
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 242: Is your head bad? Are you drunk?
at get one’s head bad (v.) under bad, adj.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 147: As I passed the Greasy Spoon, someone rapped on the window. It was Velma. She [...] sure loved the feedbag.
at feed bag, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 303: What a ball we had, huh? This is one day that didn’t bore me stiff.
at ball, n.3
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 293: I lost ’em fightin’ a booty bandit in a black cell.
at booty bandit, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 159: Maybe we’d better call the bang wagon.
at bang wagon (n.) under bang, n.1
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 183: Crow tossed the dice, their roll stopped on ten. ‘Big Ben, I’ve got it made then.’.
at Big Ben, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 150: He was also a snowbird, all-around hustler and head dean of the pool room.
at snow bird, n.2
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 95: I just swiped [...] some o’ dem ol’ friggin’ books outta my ol’ man’s dresser.
at book, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 50: He pops you punks to a bottle of wine [...] and rides you around in his ol’ man’s Caddy and boom! That makes him an all-American boy.
at boom!, excl.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 98: He’s bootin’ another new car. Man, oh, man, dat cat is really into somethin’.
at boot, v.1
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 271: At the next booze joint, Guy, get me a bottle.
at booze crib (n.) under booze, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 278: You’re a glorified stool pigeon for Boss Charlie.
at Boss Charlie (n.) under boss, n.2
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 51: Did ol’ brown-nosing Brown let me play without that pressure.
at brown-nose, v.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 150: He withdrew a tissue, spit in it and tossed it to the floor. Puff had the bug and wanted to infect the whole world.
at bug, n.4
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 106: De bull sessions those coppers hold in them stations are back-breaking.
at bull session, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 200: My old man would have de bulladeens on us in nothin’ flat.
at bulladeen, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 41: Did de ole man go around bumpin’ off people wid bricks?
at bump (off), v.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 184: ‘I’m busted,’ he said dejectedly.
at bust, adj.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 184: ‘I’m busted,’ he said dejectedly.
at busted (out), adj.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 68: Oh, can that crap, you’re breaking my heart.
at can, v.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 43: Shune, suh? Shine ’em up Cap’n?
at cap’n, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 110: That’s what all you catmen say.
at cat-man (n.) under cat, n.1
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 50: It’s time for me to put in my two cents worth.
at put in one’s two cents’ (worth) (v.) under two cents’ worth, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 356: Smallchange, I just wanted to see you.
at small change, n.
[US] P. Crump Burn, Killer, Burn! 163: Nobody’s going to call me a queer [...] I’m chest not breast.
at I’m chest not breast under chest, adj.
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