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[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 88: ‘Goddam, straight arrow,’ Trent said.
at straight arrow, n.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 30: In a pig’s ass, Bogard!
at in a pig’s arse! (excl.) under pig’s arse!, excl.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 39: Christ, look at the can on that girl [...] That’s just begging ...
at begging for it, adj.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 132: You get a few bottles [...] get as blasted, bombed, [...] crocked, incognitoed, lit, polluted, skunked, and other wise mortally immortal as you possibly can.
at blasted, adj.2
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 108: You fascinate me, buddy-o.
at buddy-o (n.) under buddy, n.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 19: ‘I thought all you cowboys called it chow, or chuck.’ [...] ‘Chow’s for soldiers. Chuck’s for a wagon, on the trail.’.
at chuck, n.3
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 105: He scared the crud out of me the way he looked.
at crud, n.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 62: It’s just a question of who has the money when everyone else crumps out.
at crump (out), v.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 59: The great Bogard is gonna deign to wager on the cubes with us.
at cube, n.1
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 85: Kramer shot craps for a while and I was winning piddly-squat.
at diddly-squat, n.1
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 62: I hate this doodly squat betting.
at doodley-squat, n.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 55: Stew Trent, the sometimes wrestler, but all times drinker and whorechaser and general guts-high gung-ho aborigine.
at guts up, adj.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 56: Before even the two together have a snowball’s chance in hell.
at not have a snowball’s chance (in hell) under hell, n.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 101: You hung?
at hung, adj.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 132: You get a few bottles [...] get as blasted, bombed, amucked, crocked, incognitoed, lit, polluted, skunked, and other wise mortally immortal as you possibly can.
at incognitoed, adj.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 173: It’s raining jesus outside.
at Jesus, n.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 27: If one brandy’s gonna cut down your efficiency, you might as well hang up the jock.
at jock, n.1
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 155: Gordy was back—lying stretched out asleep or dead or possum near the door.
at possum, v.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 130: The day wasn’t entirely shot.
at shot, adj.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 132: You get a few bottles [...] get as blasted, bombed, amucked, crocked, incognitoed, lit, polluted, skunked, and other wise mortally immortal as you possibly can.
at skunked, adj.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 24: Boy, how I’d like to slam that once or twice!
at slam, v.1
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 158: You’re damned tootin’ not.
at you’re darn tootin’ under tooting, adj.
[UK] R. Frede Entry E (1961) 82: A weeny is someone who never misses breakfast [...] most of the people in this dining hall for this breakfast are weenies.
at weenie, n.1
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