1954 Hal Ellson ‘Pistol’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 105: She tried to keep me in for giving her back-lip.at backlip, n.
1954 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pretty Boy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 120: I bought some reefers. I got crazy high quick.at crazy, adv.
1954 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pretty Boy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 124: Dreamboat, light it [i.e. a marijuana cigarette] for me.at dreamboat, n.
1954 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pretty Boy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 123: I [...] dreamed she had gobs of them [i.e. reefers].at gob, n.3
1954 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pistol’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 111: It was good stuff [...] It put a head on me, made me feel real light.at head, n.
1954 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pistol’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 105: He was out hitting up like a real wino.at hit up, v.
1954 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pretty Boy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 121: I want some Pete and reefers.at sneaky pete, n.
1954 Hal Ellson ‘Pretty Boy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 121: Don’t talk or you’ll have us all in the slam.at slam, n.2
1954 Hal Ellson ‘Pistol’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 109: You sounding on me, boy?at sound on (v.) under sound, v.
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Wrong Way Home’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 147: ‘Who’s this new cat?’ ‘One of my aces.’.at ace, n.
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Wrong Way Home’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 146: Bam, all them people in the hall scatter quick.at bam!, excl.
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Tell Them Nothing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 28: Man, you look beat to the bone.at to the bone (adv.) under bone, n.1
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘I Didn’t See a Thing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 129: Bug-Eye [...] He looks at me with them pop-eyes.at bug-eye, n.
1955 Hal Ellson ‘Tell Them Nothing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 12: He ain’t busting me down, ain’t even trying.at bust someone down (v.) under bust, v.1
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Tell Them Nothing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 2: He’d beat that fat hide right off you, Butterball.at butterball (n.) under butter, n.1
1955 Hal Ellson ‘Decoy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 40: A conkhead who don’t know he’s living says [etc.]. [Ibid.] ‘I Didn’t See a Thing’ 141: Two men. Bug-Eye and a conkhead.at conkhead (n.) under conk, n.2
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘I Didn’t See a Thing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 135: If that Mr. Quiet catches us we’re dead meat.at dead meat, n.
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Tell Them Nothing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 8: Get a gun and you can kill [...] Yeah, what’ll he do if I throw this on him?at throw down on (v.) under throw down, v.
1955 Hal Ellson ‘Tell Them Nothing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 9: I turn and pull the gun [...] ‘Now I got the drop on you.’.at get the drop(s) (on) (v.) under drop, n.1
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘I Didn’t See a Thing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 140: Who’s that freaky creature?at freaky, adj.1
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘The Big Five’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 65: I’m the big gun of the Big Four.at big gun (n.) under gun, n.1
1955 Hal Ellson ‘I Didn’t See a Thing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 131: He may be grinning but he’s a head-buster.at headbeater, n.
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Tell Them Nothing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 15: Tonight is all I want it for, man. Tomorrow will be history.at be history under history, n.
1955 Hal Ellson ‘I Didn’t See a Thing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 135: Poker hit the coop with his crowbar and jacked the lock off.at jack, v.2
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘I Didn’t See a Thing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 133: This is a weird cat. A real Slim-Jim and he’s shaking.at Slim Jim, n.
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Tell Them Nothing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 2: Them two is jiving each other about the job.at jive, v.1
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Wrong Way Home’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 146: I hear that crazy juiced-up witch laugh.at juiced, adj.
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Wrong Way Home’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 146: We meet Mr. Muscles coming up. His shoulders is too wide and he don’t give an inch.at Mr Muscles (n.) under Mr, n.
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Tell Them Nothing’ Tell Them Nothing (1956) 1: It’s like they ain’t going to make it. Not much.at not much, phr.
1955 ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Wrong Way Home’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 149: We’re going to prime a taxi. There’s a good take when it’s raining.at prime, v.