American Underworld Dictionary

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(thing) by pukesick (3.3 d) (print) ? 6 C!s I like it! Thu Feb 10 2000 at 9:22:13

Everybody knows that crime and criminals are more interesting than goody two-shoes and their filthy do-gooding. The terms, phrases, and small slice of culture revealed in this dictionary intrigued me, I could not resist integrating it.

Actual title : Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo
Hyman E. Goldin (Editor in Chief)
Frank O'Leary (General Editor)
Morris Lipsius (Assistant Editor)
Copyright 1950 by Twayne Publishers, Inc. (lapsed - CST Approved)

A
abbey / accident / ace / ace in / aces with / action / actor / adjy / ad-man / agent / ague / airedale / alky / all caught up / all copper / alley rat / all muzzler / all sewed up / altar / alvin / anchor and prop / angel cake and wine / ankle / anklets / apple-knocker / the arm / arm-cramper / Around the horn / aspirin-hound / attempt to gog / aunt / axeman

B
back-gate commute / backs / bad-eye / badge-man / bag / bag your head / bail out / balky / balls / baloney / bang / bang-up / barker / barrel house / beachcomber / bean / beast / beat / beat the bishop / beef / beer flat / beetle / belly robber / belt out / bend a bar over / bend one's ear / bender / bent / bent one / berry / bet on the muscle / better him than me / bible / big-eye / big-eyes / big house / bill-poster / bimmy / bindle / bindle-stiff / bird / biscuit / bite / black gold souper / blackstone / blank / blanket-presser / blast / blast the roach / blind steer / blister / blot / blouser / blow / blow coke / blow-in / blow your nose / bone-factory / bookie / boomer / boost / boosting-ben / boot / boot the gong around / bounce / box man / boy scout / brass up / break one's balls / break the book / breezer / broad a ghee hustles with / buck a combo / bucket brigade / buckwheat / bum rap / burn / butcher / buy new shoes

C
Cabaret / Cabbage / Cab-joint / Cackle-factory / Cadet / Cadillac / Call girl / Calling Card / Canary / Candy / Canister / Canned goods / Canojerod / Cap / Caper / Carry the banner / Case / Catch rope / Catch slugs / Caught in a snow storm / Center-fielder / Chalk out / Charged up / Charity stuff / Chatterbox / Cheese it! / Cherry / Chill the beef / Chop down / Chop it up / Chuck a dummy / Chump / Chunk / Clam / Clip / Clout / Clown / Cold-cock / Cold lay / Cold slough / Cold turkey / Come clean / Come out swinging / Conk / Connection town / Cop a gander / Cow-simple / Crapper / Crib / Crumb / Cuff / Cut a new kisser / Cut in / Cut to the breaks

D
Daddy / Damper / Damper-mob / Dance hall pimp / Dangler / Daub of the brush / Dead-bang / Dead-banger / Deadhead / Dead pidgeon / Dead ringer / Dead spit / Deal / Deck-hand / Derrick / Devil-dodger / Dicer / Dick / Diddler / Die / Difference / Dig / Dig a hole / Dig deep / Dig up / Dimmer / Dinah / Dincher / Dinger / Dinner-pailer / Dirk / Dish out / Ditch / Dive / Divvy / Do a crouch / Doctor / Dodge / Dodger / Dog / Doing handy / Do-little / Doll / Dolly sisters / Doniker / Doodley / Door-shaker / Dope / Dose / Dose up / Do time / Double / Double-bank / Double barreled / Double-O / Double-saw / Double-sawbuck / Double with / Douche-bag / Dough / Doughnut / Drag / Dragnet / Draw heat / Dream gum / Drill / Drink / Drop / Drop-car / Dropper / Duke / Duke in / Duke it out / Duker / Dummy / Dummy up / Dump / Dumper / Dust / Duster / Dynamite

E
Eagle / Easy / Elbows / End / Equalizer / Eye-Wash

F
Fade / Fade out / Fagin / Faker / Fall / Fall guy / Family pimp / Fart around / Fast burners / Fast one / Fat lip / Feeler / Feel out / Fence / Fence blind / Fence jumper / Fiero / Figary / Figure to go / Fill / Find an out / Find in a hallway / Fin-flipper / Finger-mob / Fink / Fink caper / Fire-proofer / Fireworks / Five-and-fifty-five / Fix / Fixer / Fix the fuzz with some soft / Flag down / Flash / Flash-dough / Flash the tin / Flatback / Flatfoot / Flatten / Flatten out / Flea / Fleabag / Flip / Flipper / Float / Flop-house / Floosie / Flushed / Fly / Fly horse / Fog / Fold / Fold a joint / Football / Forty / Frame / Freebie / Free hole / Free-load / Free-loader / Freeze / Freeze on to / Fresh / Frill / Frisk / Front / Front room / Fruit for the monkeys / Fry / Full house / Funny paper / Fuzz

G
G / Gabo / Gaff / Gaffed deal / Gaff-joint / Gag / Gaged / Gagged-gat / Gams / Gander / Gandy dancer / Gap / Gash / Gash-hound / Gat / Gazers / Geed-up / Geedus / Geepo / Geezer / Gelt / Georgia scuffle / German / Get / Get a bit chopped / Get a break / Get a fat lip / Get a grindstone and sharpen it / Get a load of / Get around / Get a tail / Get a valentine / Getaway / Getaway boiler / Get the finger put on / Get hip / Get hit with / Get hit with the blocks / Get hours / Get it up / Get off the gun / Get off the nut / Get out the crying towel / Get under the bed / Get-up / G-heat / Ghee / Ghee with the brass nuts / Ghost / Giggle academy / Ginch / Ginzola / Give a run / Give one a bit / Give one a cuff / Give one a stab / Give one the blanket / Give one the works / Giver-up / Give up / Glass wagon / Glimmer / Glimmers / Glom / Glom onto / Glu / G-man / G-note / Gob / Go back for seconds / Gobbler / Go by hand / Goddamus / Go down / Go home / Going-over / Gold badge man / Goldbrick / Gondola / Gonger / Gong-kicker /