Green’s Dictionary of Slang
W. Pegler in Nevada State Journal (Reno) 21 Dec. 6/2: A gun was also known as the difference [...] denoting the margin of power and courage between the man who had one and the man unarmed.at difference, the, n.
W. Pegler in Nevada State Journal (Reno) 21 Dec. 6/2: That was long before [a gun] was called a rod, a term which gave way to the more poetic form of equalizer, which, in turn, was challenged by the word manhood.at equalizer, n.
W. Pegler in Nevada State Journal (Reno) 21 Dec. 6/3: The almanac also tells us [...] that the word jiggers is a cry of alarm denoting the approach of the cops.at jigger!, excl.
‘Joe Palooka’ [comic strip] in Nevada State Journal (Reno) 26 Sept. 12: Jeepers-creepers...It’s lonesome...Knobby married...an’ Joey gonna be...an’ they’re both happy...an’ I’m a lonesome schmo...I’m gonna git married!at schmo, n.
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