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[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at airedale, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at alive, adj.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at alky-cooker (n.) under alky, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at anchor, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 15: arm, n. The act of robbing with a gilligan. ‘Take that yap out in the alley and put the arm on him.’.
at arm, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 15: arm, v. To rob by applying a gilligan hitch. ‘They armed the mark in back of the ginmill.’.
at put the arm on (v.) under arm, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 15: bananas, adj. Homosexual, queer.
at bananas, adj.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 16: bang, v. [...] 2. To arrest.
at bang up, v.2
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at bang, v.1
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 16: bang, v. (off). To shoot.
at bang, v.2
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at carry the banner (v.) under banner, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at banner, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at baptize, v.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at beagle, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at beat, n.3
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at put to bed (v.) under bed, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at belch, v.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at belcher, n.3
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 18: big town. 1. In the East, New York City. 2. In the West, Chicago.
at big town, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at bill, n.3
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 18: birdseye, n. A weak shot of dope. It is extracted from cotton through which other shots have been strained.
at birdseye, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 66: short bit. Ten cents or dollars.
at short bit (n.) under bit, n.1
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 51: long bit. Fifteen cents or dollars.
at long bit (n.) under bit, n.1
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at four bits (n.) under bit, n.1
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at blanket, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at blanket, n.
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at blast, v.1
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at blaster, n.1
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl.
at blind, n.1
[US] Ersine Und. and Prison Sl. 19: block, n. 1. a cheap watch.
at block, n.5
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