1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 44: I put the arm on him and we dragged him through the fence [...] and robbed him.at put the arm on (v.) under arm, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: A big shot is a leading light of crookdom.at big shot, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: Big finger—warden; second finger—P. K. or deputy; screws—the big finger’s dogs. [Ibid.] 117: They have invited the warden and the second finger [...] and 8 or 9 screws.at big finger (n.) under big, adj.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] home guards and boomers.at boomer, n.3
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] booze fighters and cop fighters.at booze-fighter, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: To pull off a hot prowl is to turn off a trick in a private or a joint that is to be kipped or bugged; that is to rob a place where people are sleeping or that is wired.at bug, v.4
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 87: A little nigger boy about 11 or 12 came bumming around.at bum, v.3
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: A face artist is one who goes downtown for lunch and nose-dives into the bushes when he’s hungry.at dive in the bushes (v.) under bush, n.1
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 85: We concocted a scheme to steal that schooner and kill the owner, captain and crew [...] The two of us got all ready to do the business.at do the business (v.) under business, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 41: When I left there [...] I was busted, and to get a start with a few bucks I took a job.at busted (out), adj.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 24: He fell on his big fat caboose with his mouth wide open.at caboose, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 28: A bunch of town loafers were sitting around rushing the can and hitting the bottle.at rush the can (v.) under can, n.1
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 115: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] can-opener artists and sometimes face artists.at can opener, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: Big house — hoosegow, stir or college.at college, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: My kind have their names for each other: [...] crape-hanger — either a gloom or killer.at crape-hanger, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: Dance hall—death house.at dancehall (n.) under dance, n.1
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 29: The next man [...] was a devil-chasing soul-saver, a preacher by the name of Mr. Price.at devil-chaser (n.) under devil, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 48: A shack [...] telling us to dig up or unload.at dig up, v.1
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: A face artist is one who goes downtown for lunch and nose-dives into the bushes when he’s hungry.at downtown, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 84: I worked driving niggers for the Sinclair Company.at nigger-driving (n.) under nigger-driver, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: A pratter is similar to a fruiter. The only difference between the two is that one likes to ‘sit’ on it, and the other likes to ‘eat’ it.at eat, v.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 115: I have met every kind of a crook there is [...] can-opener artists and sometimes face artists.at face artist (n.) under face, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (1970) 34: The first crack out of the box after school opened up I gave the preacher-teacher warning to lay off me.at first crack out of the box (adv.) under first, adj.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 71: I thought he must be a bit queer sexually [...] a punk or some kind of fruit.at fruit, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 115: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] fruiters and poofters.at fruiter, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 115: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] dingbats and gay-cats.at gaycat, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] wolves and gunsels.at gonsel, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: I have met every kind of a crook there is. [...] home guards and boomers.at home guard, n.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 48: I was [...] figuring when to pull out my hog-leg and heist ’em up.at heist, v.
1928 C. Panzram Journal of Murder in Gaddis & Long (2002) 116: My kind have their names for each other: [...] stickup or heister — holdup man.at heister, n.