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Parole Chief 27: Eugene [...] decided to make his report to me at once – possibly to establish a near-airtight alibi.at airtight, adj.
Parole Chief 27: Eugene [...] decided to make his report to me at once – possibly to establish a near-airtight alibi. Parole Chief 262: If they stop you they know right away you’re a recruit for the bandbox.at bandbox, n.
Parole Chief 265: He took off the big one [i.e. a robbery], got himself a stake.at big one, n.
Parole Chief 246: If the sucker ‘blows’ (discovers his loss) he’s gonna figure right away it’s the wire.at blow, v.1
Parole Chief 238: We are ready for ‘the blowoff.’.at blow off, n.2
Parole Chief 260: Woolworms specialize in woolens, bookworms steal expensive volumes.at bookworm (n.) under book, n.
Parole Chief 257: [...] The booster box [...] is wrapped and bound like a package, but one end, which looks tightly sealed, is really a spring lid which bends inwards, permitting the thief to shove something into the box.at booster fold (n.) under booster, n.2
Parole Chief 257: Booster bloomers and skirts [...] are baggy affairs with strong elastic at the waist and knees. [...].at booster bloomers (n.) under booster, n.2
Parole Chief 117: He married a winsome slip of a girl [...] and she became boss lady in the house.at boss lady (n.) under boss, n.2
Parole Chief 15: You don’t want to be breaking your tail over these bastards.at break one’s ass (v.) under break, v.1
Parole Chief 93: You’re jugged. Go get mugged and bugged [...] Bugged: the psycho doc studies your brain.at bug, v.6
Parole Chief 219: In the Payoff the victim is led to believe that the bunco artists are fleecing gambling clubs by fixing races.at bunco artist (n.) under bunco, n.
Parole Chief 217: There is always one more person to fall for the wiles of the bunco operator.at bunco, adj.
Parole Chief 201: Sue moved to a bigger and better burley house, eventually became a stripper of sorts.at burley, n.1
Parole Chief 239: This is known as ‘chilling out the mark’ once the ‘score’ has been taken.at chill (out), v.
Parole Chief 246: The next step is ‘cleaning’. [...] ‘I pass the wallet on right away to one of my stalls.’.at clean, v.
Parole Chief 218: A very few, so-called big con, games that do operate on the principle that you can’t cheat an honest man.at big con (n.) under con, n.1
Parole Chief 12: Two members who didn’t care a continental how a man voted.at continental, n.
Parole Chief 263: ‘The nut comes off the top’ is a saying among the brethren. When stolen articles are cashed in all expenses must be taken care of before the cut is made.at cut, n.1
Parole Chief 265: And is he murder on boosters, the lousy crum!at death on, adj.
Parole Chief 247: I have never known an affluent pickpocket. [...] The average dip is penny ante.at dip, n.1
Parole Chief 138: Ellen’s home was a drop for a narcotics ring.at drop, n.1
Parole Chief 79: big jake is wintering in Joliet. Dropped in Chi.at dropped, adj.1
Parole Chief 90: You see a guy cheatin’, you dummy up.at dummy up, v.
Parole Chief 122: In de El (Elmira Reformatory) they used ta let me box in de gym.at El, the, n.
Parole Chief 83: Many mobs have a central fund, a sort of community chest, called ‘fall dough.’.at fall dough (n.) under fall, n.
Parole Chief 245: You’ve got to fan him. You feel around very easy, until you locate the poke.at fan, v.1
Parole Chief 126: His job was to get into swank bars, restaurants, and [...] parties to ‘finger’ jobs for the mob.at finger, v.
Parole Chief 237: Occasionally (for an extra finif or so) a fight will start.at finnif, n.
Parole Chief 110: ‘Why don’t you go take a flying leap and — yourself.’.at take a flying fuck (v.) under flying fuck, n.
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