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Studs Lonigan choose

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[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 15: They would turn out A. No. 1.
at A-1, adj.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 78: You gotta soft soap some of these Abie Kabbibles.
at Abie Kabibble, n.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 106: She went up in the air like a kite, and talked very indignantly.
at go up in the air (v.) under air, n.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 59: She was a sweet kid [...] not an old ash can like Helen Borax.
at ashcan, n.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 1: It meant Battleaxe Bertha talking and hearing lessons.
at battle-axe, n.1
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 54: ‘As a Romeo, he’s got Studs backed off the boards,’ Bill said.
at back off the boards (v.) under back, v.2
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 29: They were a contrast, Weary [...] looking like a much badder guy.
at bad, adj.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 45: He’s a real bad actor.
at bad actor (n.) under bad, adj.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 84: All Studs had to do [...] was to clean up on a couple of big boloneys.
at baloney, n.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 64: Come on Studs! Bam him!
at bam, v.2
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 63: They barbered about nothing in particular.
at barber, v.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 147: He liked Cabby Devlin, but he couldn’t get to first base with her.
at first base, n.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 4: He had bashed the living moses out of that smoke who pulled a razor on him.
at bash the living Moses out of (v.) under bash, v.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 137: He put himself off as a battler, and talked big and hard.
at battler (n.) under battle, v.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 27: He pursed his fat lips, rubbed his fat paws together and suavely caressed his bay front.
at bay window, n.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 53: His mother was always blowing off her bazoo about him being her blue-eyed baby.
at blow (off) one’s bazoo (v.) under bazoo, n.1
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 19: Close your beak.
at beak, n.2
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 63: He finally lost his bean, and dribbled head on into her.
at lose one’s bean (v.) under bean, n.1
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 68: It had been a bear of a fight.
at bear, n.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 131: They heard the smack. It was a beaut.
at beaut, n.1
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 95: Well, then, bejazus, whose dog is it?
at bejazus!, excl.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 54: The lot was the one where yellow-belly Red O’Connell lived.
at yellow belly, n.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 131: ‘No you don’t, bignose!’ said Red.
at big nose (n.) under big, adj.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 12: The bill was more than their six bits.
at six bits (n.) under bit, n.1
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 64: The fat guy [...] who bragged that he had put the blocks to nearly every K.M. in the neighbourhood.
at put the blocks to (v.) under block, n.1
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 147: He blew out, [...] went on the bum like a damn fool.
at blow out, v.4
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 66: He turned and snottily told them to blow, before they were hauled in.
at blow, v.1
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 89: Studs didn’t usually pay attention to how girls looked, except [...] to notice their boobs, if they were big enough to bounce.
at boob, n.3
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 58: He boot-licked around until he became a ward committeeman.
at bootlick, v.
[US] (con. 1910s) J.T. Farrell Young Lonigan in Studs Lonigan (1936) 65: ‘Up your brown!’ sneered Weary.
at up your brown! (excl.) under brown, n.
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