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[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 110: We got word that the Eagles are acting up.
at act up, v.
[US] Hal Ellson Tomboy (1952) 163: I don’t give it away unless I love a boy.
at give it away, v.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 102: Come on, if you think you’re bad.
at bad, adj.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 107: I guess I’ll go up and put the feedbag on.
at put on the feed bag (v.) under feed bag, n.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 100: You’re jealous and can’t get to first base with Lucky.
at first base, n.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 107: Aw, Christ, the old lady was batting it again.
at bat, v.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 106: What about Tomboy? She goes big over you.
at go big (v.) under big, adv.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 117: Every one of us is a big wheel and [...] I’m one of the biggest.
at big wheel (n.) under big, adj.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 112: Listen, bitch, I want you to go out and get that information.
at bitch, n.1
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 162: I know who told you. That bitch-squeak Tomboy!
at bitch squeak (n.) under bitch, n.1
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 100: She was bitching around Times Square with him last night.
at bitch, v.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 93: He blasted with his snubnose and watched the rival gang break and run.
at blast, v.1
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 111: You shut your blowhole.
at blowhole, n.
[US] Hal Ellson Tomboy (1952) 156: What were you doing, bopping it up.
at bop it up (v.) under bop, v.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 111: You can take it from there, Tomboy. You’re the boss.
at boss, n.2
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 128: Bitch, when I catch you, I’ll break your ass!
at break someone’s ass (v.) under break, v.1
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 15: Let’s breeze. I’m getting stiff lying here.
at breeze, v.1
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 93: He’s a real sharp dresser [...] Did you see that brown tweed coat and that black short-brim he wore?
at stingy-brim, n.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 23: I hope the cigarettes we bunked last night don’t get wet.
at bunk, v.4
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 96: Flat bust [...] I don’t feel no good without money.
at bust, adj.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 94: Lucky put his last quarter in the juke box [...] ‘Well, I’m busted’.
at busted (out), adj.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 95: Then you’d be broke [...] Right back in the caboose.
at caboose, n.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 95: I’d carry my own cannon, a pearl-handle and all, in a shoulder-holster.
at cannon, n.1
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 112: Listen, chick, I’m only doing this for your own good.
at chick, n.1
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 52: Mary is my chick, that’s all.
at chick, n.1
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 142: Chickie, the nabs!
at chickee!, excl.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 13: I’ll go in first, Mick follows me and you lay chick.
at lay chickie (v.) under chickee!, excl.
[US] Hal Ellson Tomboy (1952) 10: You’re afraid. You’re chicken.
at chicken, adj.
[US] ‘Hal Ellson’ Tomboy (1952) 50: Oh, for Christ’s sakes, let’s go!
at for Christ’s sake!, excl.
[US] Hal Ellson Tomboy (1952) 34: What clique you with?
at click, n.2
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