Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Quotation search

Date

 to 

Country

Author

Source Title

Source from Bibliography

Tensas Gazette choose

Quotation Text

[US] Tensas Gaz. (St Joseph, LA) 17 Apr. 6/1: A large covered chair held by three coolies was carried up the path.
at coolie, n.1
[US] Tensas Gaz. (St Joseph, LA) 11 Aug. 8/2: He was so hot to have us butt in here and hand your heart a flutter.
at hot, adj.
[US] Tensas Gaz. (St Joseph, LA) 13 Aug. 8/1: Ding bust me [...] if it ain’t the patrol box. Boys, you’re pinched.
at ding, v.2
[US] Tensas Gaz. (St Joseph, LA) 1 Mar. 3/1: ‘By gar!’ ejaculated Louis.
at gar, n.1
[US] Tensas Gaz. (St Joseph, LA) 1 Mar. 3/1: ‘A Christmas without punch is like sinking a hole to bedrock with nary a pay streak.’ ‘Stack up on that for a high cyard,’ approved Big Jim.
at stack up, v.1
no more results