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Collier’s 26 Jan. 14: From the saloons came the clink of the chips. For it was the ‘graveyard gamblers’ shift [...] The small hours of the morning .at graveyard shift, n.
Collier’s 26 Jan. 14: From the saloons came the clink of the chips. For it was the ‘graveyard gamblers’ shift [...] The small hours of the morning . Collier’s 22 May 15/2: So in a sense, the ad-man is a public entertainer.at ad, adj.
Collier’s 20 Apr. 15/2: ‘Getting your alibi ready?’ asked Zeider [OED].at alibi, n.
Collier’s 13 Apr. 19/1: He’s got nothing on the ball—nothing at all [DA].at something on the ball (n.) under ball, n.1
Collier’s 13 Apr. 19/1: He’s got nothing on the ball—nothing at all [DA].at something on the ball (n.) under something, n.
Collier’s 20 Dec. 27/2: He is one of the best handlers of the ball on the gridiron [DA].at gridiron, n.
Collier’s 13 Dec. 26/2: There was an old-fashioned ‘Hurrah’ to Western football this season [DA].at hurrah, n.
Collier’s 1 Aug. 6: I thought at first it was only bull luck [HDAS].at bull luck (n.) under bull, adj.1
Collier’s 20 Mar. 35/3: All you could see was her little peaches and grade A cream face stickin’ out over the top .at grade A, adj.
Collier’s 6 Mar. 42/3: That girl friend of yours is a cookie [DA].at cookie, n.1
Collier’s 15 May 62/3: I’m afraid if Roberts gets hurt, early, bein’ green, he’ll play safe and be satisfied to stall the rest of it and dog it [DA].at dog it, v.1
Collier’s 15 May 4/3: It’s commencin’ to look kinda silly to the little pals of Alma Mater for them to toy with readin’ and ’ritin’ and ’rithmetic for a four-year hitch [DA].at hitch, n.1
Collier’s 68 248/3: You and your observations! Some fine, sunny day they’ll land you in the Bellevue bug ward.at bug ward (n.) under bug, n.4
Collier’s 11 June 23/1: I am fed up on makin’ these gun-opera serials [DA].at horse opera (n.) under horse, n.
Collier’s 69 iii/2: Spending the night sociable, and then him and me going out together, so’s he could land me in the jug. Wouldn’t that cook you!at wouldn’t that cook you? under cook, v.1
Collier’s 26 Jan. 8/4: I began to feel pretty good [DA].at feel good (v.) under feel, v.
Collier’s 4 Oct. 41/1: Gentleman George dropped his Ritzy manner like it was a hot poker. He begin tearin’ his hair and cursin’ me .at ritzy, adj.
Collier’s 2 Feb. 12/1: Now don’t you go in for these wildcat oils [DA].at wildcat, adj.
in Collier’s 8 Aug. 30: Police authorities are ‘badges.’.at badge, n.1
in Collier’s 8 Aug. 30: Expense money [...] ‘front’ money [HDAS].at front money, n.
Collier’s 8 Aug. 30/1: A post office is a ‘glue-pot’.at gluepot, n.1
in Collier’s 8 Aug. 30: Police agitation is ‘heat.’ [HDAS].at heat, n.
in Collier’s 8 Aug. 30: Yeggs [...] Their ‘racket ’ is known as ‘being on the heavy.’ [HDAS].at on the heavy under heavy, n.
in Collier’s 8 Aug. 30: The mob chief is a ‘heavy’ [HDAS].at heavy, n.
in Collier’s 8 Aug. 30: They ‘knock over’ or rob a store or house.at knock over, v.
Collier’s 19 Sept. 48: To-day Tierney would lay you like a carpet [HDAS].at lay (out) like a carpet (v.) under lay out, v.
Collier’s n.p.: If [the loot] is merchandise, it is sold to a ‘fence’ or ‘shade.’.at shade, n.1
in Collier’s 8 Aug. The worst thing you can call a crook is a ‘shiever’ [W&F].at shiever, n.
in Collier’s 8 Aug. n.p.: When a crook is reformed he is ‘slippered.’ [W&F].at slipper, v.
Collier’s 23 July 14/1: A kinky, any stolen car.at kinky, n.2
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