1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/1: African golf – Seven come ’leven.at African golf (n.) under African, adj.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 7/2: Don’t be an airdale – Rebuke for fickleness.at airedale, n.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 14/2: Space to let – A vacant stare.at apartment(s) to let, phr.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/1: Asphalt Arab – Man whose idea of a good time is to take his girl window shopping.at asphalt arab, n.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 12/1: On the arm – Something for nothing in the entertainment industry.at on the arm (adv.) under arm, n.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/1: Armstrong Wheeler — Wheelbarrow when a hobo has to use it.at armstrong, adj.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 6/2: Cold as grandmother’s kiss – Lacking in enthusiasm and ardor.at ...a step-mother’s breath under cold as..., adj.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 10/2: Kick-back – have to return a sucker’s money.at kick back, v.1
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/2: Bad news – piece of pasteboard handed by the waiter after a meal.at bad news, n.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/2: Bag of wind – Hefty talker who says nothing.at bag of wind (n.) under bag, n.1
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 12/2: Punching the bag – Incessant talking.at punch the bag (v.) under bag, n.1
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/2: Balloon juice – Hot air.at balloon juice (n.) under balloon, n.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/2: Bologna bender – Thrower of so-called bull.at baloney bender, n.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 9/1: Gin-blossom – Flapper who likes to bloom now and then.at gin blossom (n.) under blossom, n.2
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 6/1: Blow! – The skin game man’s signal to his confederates to lose at the game.at blow!, excl.2
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 6/1: Blue envelope – Cancelling a vaudeville act in America.at blue envelope (v.) under blue, adj.1
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 5/1: Broadcaster – Repeater of everything he hears.at broadcast, v.
1926 Maines & Grant Wise-crack Dict. 6/1: Broad-tosser — Three-card skin game artist.at broad tosser (n.) under broads, n.