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The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter: forgotten hipster lines, tough guy talk, and jive gems
2011, Skyhorse Pub.
in English
1616084022 9781616084028
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Gumshoes, gunsels, mugs, and molls: notes from the underworld
Daddies, dishes, dreamboats, and drugstore cowboys: guys on dolls and vice versa
Hipsters, hepsters, daddy-o's, and zoot suiters: old school cool
Swabbies, sad sacks, broke dicks, and jodies: GI jive
Wood pushers, white shoes, kibitzers, and knuckle busters: wise words from working stiffs
Four-flushers, two-timers, bad eggs, and egg suckers: when invective was really effective.
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