1931 C.B. Yorke ‘Mob Murder’ in Gangland Stories Mar. 🌐 I’m a big shot now — boss my own alky racket.at alky, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 I’m sticking [...] I string with Smooth.at string (along) with (v.) under string (along), v.
1931 C.B. Yorke ‘Mob Murder’ in Gangland Stories Mar. 🌐 I struggled to pull him back over the sill. He wasn’t so very heavy, but I’m not built for strong-arm stuff of any kind.at strong-arm, adj.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 The Underworld called her ‘Bad News,’ which exactly described her effect on those unfortunates who incurred her displeasure.at bad news, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 Jimmy goes to bat, stakes us for all the expenses—and he buried the old lady when she croaks.at go to bat (v.) under bat, v.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 Bad News Carrie wouldn’t ‘blat’ about Smooth and her proposed revenge for a few hours.at blat, v.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 He’s a thirty-minute egg.at hard-boiled egg, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 They’re making book that Bad News’ll find some show-off way of squaring things.at make book (on) (v.) under book, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 Andy’ll yes me or be put to bed in a box.at box, n.1
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 You know the law of our kind; you knock Jimmy off—I croak you. Suppose you’ve got a moll; then maybe she burns me down.at burn down (v.) under burn, v.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 I slips Jimmy the word and he comes back with a fifty-case note.at case, n.4
1931 C.B. Yorke ‘Mob Murder’ in Gangland Stories Mar. 🌐 ‘Mark Sands is the Big Shot—State senator and biggest fat cat in politics.’.at fat cat, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 It goes down damn hard to have every cheap mobsman in town razzing us for having a boss, that’ll let some coke-headed broad make him jump through a hoop.at cokehead (n.) under coke, n.1
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 You’ll have a sweet time explaining to the other gangs how come you wasn’t bumped off when Bad News coppered your bet.at copper, v.1
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 I just put Claffey over the jumps for crossing us.at cross, v.1
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 Bumped the sucker—flattened him—knocked him off.at flatten, v.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 I just put Claffey over the jumps for crossing us.at put (someone) over the jumps (v.) under jump, n.
1931 C.B. Yorke ‘Mob Murder’ in Gangland Stories Mar. 🌐 I’ve been out of town and don’t know the line-ups any more.at line-up, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 Jimmy was a mobsman and I’m his moll.at mobsman, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 Be careful of what you eat, you moll-buzzing, cheap grafter —.at moll buzzer (n.) under moll, n.
1931 C.B. Yorke ‘Mob Murder’ in Gangland Stories Mar. 🌐 Our mouthpiece had tried to carry the case to a higher court, but failed.at mouthpiece, n.
1931 C.B. Yorke ‘Mob Murder’ in Gangland Stories Mar. 🌐 ‘So he made a deal with Dimples and Clam’s and Bert’s numbers were put up.’.at number is up under number, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 I was just a little drippy-nosed twist [...] when Jimmy was pirating over in Brooklyn.at pirate, v.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 ‘Sniff another powder and forget it,’ Smooth advised. ‘You’re nuttier ’n hell.’.at powder, n.1
1931 C.B. Yorke ‘Mob Murder’ in Gangland Stories Mar. 🌐 One false move out of you and you’ll stop lead. My rods don’t miss!at rod, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 What’ll the others say — the rods and broads— if I don’t do something about it?at rod, n.
1931 M. Harris ‘Facing the Mob’ in Gangland Stories Feb. 🌐 She’ll make me knock her horns off to keep from getting salted down myself.at salt (down) (v.) under salt, v.
1931 C.B. Yorke ‘Mob Murder’ in Gangland Stories Mar. 🌐 I’m not a small timer any more. I’m a big shot now.at small-timer, n.