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Born to Be (1975) 236: Ace: A senior railroad porter.at ace, n.
Born to Be (1975) 236: Ace: A senior railroad porter. Born to Be (1975) 207: The next thing I knew I was talking to Lady Astor’s sister [...] You know Zora Hurston put Astorperious in the Harlem slang, and that means the most elegant people on earth.at astorperious, adj.
Born to Be (1975) 138: The shop was full of big-timers from the Clef Club.at big-timer (n.) under big time, n.1
Born to Be (1975) 97: What would they say??? Emanuel Taylor Gordon – Mannie – Snowball – Old Zip – Blacky – in New York City – the biggest city in the USA!at blackie (n.) under black, adj.
Born to Be (1975) 86: In Seattle, the porters would rush to buffet-flats or gambling-houses.at buffet (flat), n.
Born to Be (1975) 204: London was the cat’s kittens.at cat’s kittens (n.) under cat, n.1
Born to Be (1975) 76: Then all my nicknames came to me – Snowball, Zip and Blacky.at zip coon, n.
Born to Be (1975) 157: Cussing words were my best way of expressing myself.at cuss-word (n.) under cuss, n.2
Born to Be (1975) 99: He told me he was a dickty spade, and that all dickty spades loathed the word NIGGAH.at dicty, adj.
Born to Be (1975) 218: Must I turn drag, eh?at drag, n.1
Born to Be (1975) 228: They pay as high as $500 for their gowns to wear in the famous Harlem Drag Balls. These men are of all nations, white and black.at drag ball (n.) under drag, n.1
Born to Be (1975) 116: Intuition told me I was in dutch.at in Dutch under Dutch, n.1
Born to Be (1975) 117: The Ethiopeans of the district were having their annual Fish Fry.at fish-fry (n.) under fish, n.1
Born to Be (1975) 100: A sugar-man came in and demanded money from his hot-pot to gamble with. [Ibid.] 235: I must keep on with the [...] writers, bull-dikers, hoboes, faggots, bankers, sweetbacks, hotpots and royalty.at hot-pot (n.) under hot, adj.
Born to Be (1975) 220: So when this spade tried to find the other two hucks they couldn’t be found anywhere.at huck, n.
Born to Be (1975) 236: Zigaboo, Dinge, Jasper; Nicknames for Ethiopians.at jasper, n.
Born to Be (1975) 236: Inks, Jigwalk, Spade [...] Nicknames for Ethiopians.at jigwalker (n.) under jig, n.4
Born to Be (1975) 77: Every niggah in St. Paul had a sweetie of some kind; sweetbacks had chains of them.at sweetback (man), n.
Born to Be (1975) 236: Miss Ann and Mister Eddie: Emancipated blue-bloods.at Miss Ann (n.) under Miss, n.
Born to Be (1975) 236: Miss Ann and Mister Eddie: Emancipated blue-bloods.at Mr Eddie (n.) under Mr, n.
Born to Be (1975) 40: Spring brought me diphtheria and nearly put me out.at put out, adj.
Born to Be (1975) 225: The girls were all signifying nothing freakish, when the Queen came back into the room.at signify, v.
Born to Be (1975) 37: It gave them the same feeling as cocaine. Some snuffed it and a couple put it in whiskey and drank it.at snuff, v.3
Born to Be (1995) 203: After the show, we hit the streets again. . . . Never in my life have I seen so many people piling out of theatres.at hit the street(s) (v.) under street, the, n.
Born to Be (1975) 77: Every niggah in St. Paul had a sweetie of some kind; sweetbacks had chains of them.at sweetie, n.
Born to Be (1975) 147: I am born to have tough luck with the ladies.at tough luck (n.) under tough, adj.
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