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[US] Hal Ellson ‘Pistol’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 105: She tried to keep me in for giving her back-lip.
at backlip, n.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pretty Boy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 120: I bought some reefers. I got crazy high quick.
at crazy, adv.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pretty Boy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 124: Dreamboat, light it [i.e. a marijuana cigarette] for me.
at dreamboat, n.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pretty Boy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 123: I [...] dreamed she had gobs of them [i.e. reefers].
at gob, n.3
[US] ‘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.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pistol’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 105: He was out hitting up like a real wino.
at hit up, v.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Pretty Boy’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 121: I want some Pete and reefers.
at sneaky pete, n.
[US] 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
[US] Hal Ellson ‘Pistol’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 109: You sounding on me, boy?
at sound on (v.) under sound, v.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Wrong Way Home’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 147: ‘Who’s this new cat?’ ‘One of my aces.’.
at ace, n.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Wrong Way Home’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 146: Bam, all them people in the hall scatter quick.
at bam!, excl.
[US] ‘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
[US] ‘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.
[US] 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
[US] ‘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
[US] 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
[US] ‘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.
[US] ‘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.
[US] 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
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘I Didn’t See a Thing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 140: Who’s that freaky creature?
at freaky, adj.1
[US] ‘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
[US] 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.
[US] ‘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.
[US] 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
[US] ‘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.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Tell Them Nothing’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 2: Them two is jiving each other about the job.
at jive, v.1
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ ‘Wrong Way Home’ in Tell Them Nothing (1956) 146: I hear that crazy juiced-up witch laugh.
at juiced, adj.
[US] ‘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.
[US] ‘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.
[US] ‘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.
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