1964 J. Ruby quoted in P. Hamill Dirty Laundry n.p.: Do I sound dramatic? Off the beam?at off (the) beam (adj.) under beam, n.3
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 38: He’s been copping joints in men’s rooms all over town.at cop a joint (v.) under cop a..., v.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 60: There is a pervert right outside your station house, Nolan. Balls-ass naked.at balls naked, adj.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 55: ‘Sleighriding,’ I said. ‘Be careful,’ Kelly said. ‘Bellywhopping hurts.’.at belly whopper (n.) under belly, n.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 106: There was always la mordida, the true governor of Mexico, the bite, the bribe.at bite, n.1
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 112: Well, shit, I’ll loan you my car. It’s got cancer, but it still goes.at cancer, n.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 152: Moya [...] left New York to cut herself into one of the biggest jackpots in history.at cut into, v.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 139: You mean you were running a laundry [...] A place where mob guys bring skimmed money from Vegas, or gambling money, or dope money, any kind of money made illegally. They bring it to a bank, deposit it, leave it for a while, and then make withdrawals in nice fresh bills.at launder, v.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 152: The bank was essentially a laundry, used by mob guys and C.I.A. types.at mob guy (n.) under mob, adj.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 195: ‘I want you to talk to me in a minute,’ I said. ‘So keep your pipes oiled.’.at pipes, n.1
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 15: They are pussycats with their mothers and take it out on their girlfriends.at pussycat, n.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 145: I’ll stomp you out in a minute, Briscoe. I don’t really give a shit how you die.at stomp , v.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 36: ‘Do yourself a favor [...] Grab a bath.’ ‘Up yours.’.at up yours! (excl.) under up, v.
1978 P. Hamill Dirty Laundry 65: ‘All right,’ he growled. ‘Watch your ass.’ [...] ‘Watch yours,’ I said.at watch one’s ass (v.) under watch, v.