1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 207: I wouldn't have rather been cruising Central Avenue, or Western [...] or any L.A. street in a black-and-white, armed for bear.at armed for bear, phr.
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 165: ‘She brought me [i.e. her brother] out. She was lez and she didn't want me to love any other girls but her. [...] And she dressed me up, and made me up [...] and made me do her in front of her girlfriend’.at bring out (v.) under bring, v.
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 13: [T]wo black-and-whites were double-parked with their cherry lights on.at cherry, n.1
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 94: ‘What a sharp drop top! Man, oh, man!’.at drop-top (n.) under drop, n.1
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 300: I [. . .] tripped over an old man, naked from the waist up [...] He cursed me and feebly flipped me the finger.at finger, n.
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 300: I [...] tripped over an old man, naked from the waist up [...] He cursed me and feebly flipped me the finger.at flip, v.2
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 201: It took me a solid four hours of lead-footed driving to make it back.at lead-footed, adj.
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 91: ‘What's his occupation?’ ‘Gambler. Punk. Wise guy. I don't think he has a job’.at wise guy, n.
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 221: ‘I need you to run someone through R&I for me.’ [...] ‘Hit me’.at hit me! (excl.) under hit, v.
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 85: ‘I'm interested in pickup artists—pussy-hounds, guys who score regular here’ [...] ‘We get hotshots, they come and go’.at hot-shot, n.
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 211: [C]ontinuing to earn through construction work and golf hustling at least as much as Lorna did.at hustling, n.
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 222: I kiboshed the thought: don't think, Underhill, I said to myself as I locked the car, or this thing [...] will eat you up.at kibosh, v.
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine 20: We kissed hard and long, then Sarah opened up [...] and arched to receive me. [...] We peaked together.at peak, v.1
1982 J. Ellroy Clandestine (1999) 165: Look, I could turn snitch for you [...] I know lots of people I could turn over. Dope addicts, pushers.at turn snitch (v.) under snitch, n.1