1939 Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 257: The boys in Slade Country was f—d and now here was this christbitten hellbound party line f—g them proper.at Christ-bitten (adj.) under Christ, n.
1939 Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man [ebook] Irving Silverstone had gone to Harlem with them and acted funny as a crutch.at funny as a crutch (adj.) under crutch, n.1
1939 Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 230: He’s a yellow dawg but he ain’t so crooked as some.at yellow dog, n.
1939 Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 257: American Miners was f—d to hell and back, the boys in Slade Country was f—d and now here was this christbitten hellbound party line f—g them proper.at fucked, adj.1
1939 Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 265: There was a badger [...] his beady little eyes looking out with comical hick suspicion.at hick, adj.
1939 Dos Passos Adventures of a Young Man 264: I don’t seem to know anybody round headquarters any more . . . I guess they’ve got the skids under me all right.at have the skids under someone (v.) under skids, n.