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[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 44: I put the arm on him and we dragged him through the fence [...] and robbed him.
at put the arm on (v.) under arm, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: A big shot is a leading light of crookdom.
at big shot, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: Big finger—warden; second finger—P. K. or deputy; screws—the big finger’s dogs. [Ibid.] 117: They have invited the warden and the second finger [...] and 8 or 9 screws.
at big finger (n.) under big, adj.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] home guards and boomers.
at boomer, n.3
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] booze fighters and cop fighters.
at booze-fighter, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: To pull off a hot prowl is to turn off a trick in a private or a joint that is to be kipped or bugged; that is to rob a place where people are sleeping or that is wired.
at bug, v.4
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 87: A little nigger boy about 11 or 12 came bumming around.
at bum, v.3
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: A face artist is one who goes downtown for lunch and nose-dives into the bushes when he’s hungry.
at dive in the bushes (v.) under bush, n.1
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 85: We concocted a scheme to steal that schooner and kill the owner, captain and crew [...] The two of us got all ready to do the business.
at do the business (v.) under business, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 41: When I left there [...] I was busted, and to get a start with a few bucks I took a job.
at busted (out), adj.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 24: He fell on his big fat caboose with his mouth wide open.
at caboose, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 28: A bunch of town loafers were sitting around rushing the can and hitting the bottle.
at rush the can (v.) under can, n.1
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 115: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] can-opener artists and sometimes face artists.
at can opener, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: Big house — hoosegow, stir or college.
at college, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: My kind have their names for each other: [...] crape-hanger — either a gloom or killer.
at crape-hanger, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: Dance hall—death house.
at dancehall (n.) under dance, n.1
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 29: The next man [...] was a devil-chasing soul-saver, a preacher by the name of Mr. Price.
at devil-chaser (n.) under devil, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 48: A shack [...] telling us to dig up or unload.
at dig up, v.1
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: A face artist is one who goes downtown for lunch and nose-dives into the bushes when he’s hungry.
at downtown, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 84: I worked driving niggers for the Sinclair Company.
at nigger-driving (n.) under nigger-driver, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: A pratter is similar to a fruiter. The only difference between the two is that one likes to ‘sit’ on it, and the other likes to ‘eat’ it.
at eat, v.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 115: I have met every kind of a crook there is [...] can-opener artists and sometimes face artists.
at face artist (n.) under face, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (1970) 34: The first crack out of the box after school opened up I gave the preacher-teacher warning to lay off me.
at first crack out of the box (adv.) under first, adj.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 71: I thought he must be a bit queer sexually [...] a punk or some kind of fruit.
at fruit, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 115: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] fruiters and poofters.
at fruiter, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 115: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] dingbats and gay-cats.
at gaycat, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] wolves and gunsels.
at gonsel, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] home guards and boomers.
at home guard, n.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 48: I was [...] figuring when to pull out my hog-leg and heist ’em up.
at heist, v.
[US] C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: My kind have their names for each other: [...] stickup or heister — holdup man.
at heister, n.
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