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[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 238: Amp? Like in guitar amp?
at amp, n.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 167: The story bollixed the results of an internal affairs case.
at ballocks (up), v.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 64: They have excellent biker rallies.
at biker, n.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 129: The whole time we’re getting maximum penance, he’s [i.e. a priest] playing ‘beat the bishop’ with Jimmy O’Toole.
at bang one’s bishop (v.) under bishop, n.2
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 165: I bop on out to the manatee-viewing platform.
at bop, v.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 141: I’m going to throw it away as soon as I get these bozos out the door.
at bozo, n.1
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 181: I’m so bummed.
at bummed (out), adj.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 177: He’s killing my storm buzz!
at kill someone’s buzz (v.) under buzz, n.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 44: You’ll need my street sense if you want to nail this collar.
at collar, n.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 173: Give me half [i.e. the pills] and I’ll comp you a session.
at comp, v.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 10: It’s copacetic. He’s a friendly.
at copacetic, adj.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 73: Serge returned to the machine [...] ‘Isn’t she a corker?’.
at corker, n.2
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 88: I didn’t croak that dude at the Skyway.
at croak, v.2
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 17: Tom Cruise says it’s a crock.
at crock, n.1
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 129: He diddled a cocker spaniel, for heaven’s sake.
at diddle, v.1
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 10: He was Dipsy the Hippie Cop.
at dipsy, n.2
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 20: It’s the straight dope [...] They’re never going to catch Serge without turning the big screws.
at dope, n.3
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 18: Like I told the shrinks down at the drool farm, I’m over that now.
at drool farm (n.) under drool, n.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 21: ‘Go to the fish wrappers — ’ ‘The what?’ ‘Newspapers.’.
at fish-wrapper (n.) under fish, n.1
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 211: I’m higher than a fuck.
at fuck, n.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 224: Everyone in our group but me is completely gassed.
at gassed, adj.1
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 129: That slang’s possibly offensive [...] I’ll use ‘spank the monkey’ or ‘burnishing the German helmet.’.
at polish someone’s/the old German helmet (v.) under German, adj.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 19: Would this go more jake if I just gave you the goofballs I was going to plant.
at goofball, n.1
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 98: Price gouging. Bags of ice. Third-degree felony.
at gouge, v.1
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 119: Thirty minutes later a bound and gagged price gouger was crammed into the bottom of the insulated chest.
at gouger, n.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 176: Goddamn! this is a great hurricane! I’m really starting to groove on the baby.
at groove on (v.) under groove, v.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 38: ‘Isn’t that your old friend?’ ‘Not after this hatchet job.’.
at hatchet job (n.) under hatchet, n.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 10: Jeff’s hip not to paw anything.
at hip, adj.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 9: ‘Watch your hooves.’ The reporter looked down.
at hoof, n.
[US] T. Dorsey Hurricane Punch 5: It’s how my parents bribed my hyper little butt from running around the house.
at hyper, adj.
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