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Living Dangerously: Young Offenders in Their Own Words choose

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[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 77: We used to muck around and rebel aginst our parents.
at muck about, v.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 40: Done a bit of labouring and bits and bobs.
at bits and bobs, n.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 153: Raga told him to back off and that.
at back off!, excl.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 109: I only thieve off people [...] with big BMs (BMWs) or a big house.
at BM, n.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 178: I talk to them like everything’s boney (bona fide).
at boney, adj.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 220: I’m a bugger for getting out of bed.
at bugger for under bugger, n.1
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 189: When I went to court I was buzzing (stoned).
at buzzing, adj.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 224: You just open the door a bit [...] and then you cane it.
at cane, v.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 166: People on the streets carve you up but they also cover up for you.
at carve up, v.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 151: I just had a grudge against them as far as I check it.
at check, v.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 15: I couldn’t let them get away with Chiefing me.
at chief, v.1
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 15: He and his mate called after me. They called me ‘Chief’ (a street insult).
at chief, n.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 50: You just clock doors that are open, windows, cars, car stereos.
at clock, v.1
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 63: He [...] sailed very close to the wind.
at sail close to the wind, v.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 96: Straight away after you’ve taken crack, you’ll cluck for more — clucking is craving.
at cluck, v.4
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 189: Even when my co-d (co-defendant) wasn’t a mate I wouldn’t do it [i.e. inform].
at co-d., n.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 153: He just kept coming on to me.
at come on to (v.) under come on, v.3
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 100: One of them’s got a cosh.
at cosh, n.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 98: There’s quite a few crack houses opening up — that’s somewhere they sell crack with guns and dogs so they don’t get ripped off.
at crack house (n.) under crack, n.7
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 188: I preferred to do creepers — burglaries when people are in the house.
at creeper, n.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 97: If they cut you and don’t kill you, they’ll be hunted until you get them.
at cut, v.6
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 174: It’s too dangerous [in Hackney], too many dark (dangerous) people.
at dark, adj.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 45: Another room had been dossed in by a mate.
at doss, v.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 89: If I bring you a ring and say it’s gold and you believe me, it’s down to you.
at down to, adj.2
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 29: I’m not going down for two days or two weeks or two months.
at go down, v.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 46: Draw, hash, pot or whatever, £15 for an eighth, which is 3.5 grams.
at draw, n.2
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 169: He [...] buys bigger draws (cannabis cigarettes) than me.
at draw, n.2
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 166: You’re on your own. It’s dread (scary).
at dread, adj.
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 47: I can’t go out to a rave without dropping an E.
at drop, v.6
[UK] in R. Graef Living Dangerously 89: I don’t do cars, or drum (burgle) people’s houses.
at drum, v.1
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