A Vocabulary of Criminal Slang, With Some Examples of Common Usages
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e., solicit- ing on the street. Amongst female impersonators on the stage and men of dual sex instincts "drag" denotes female attire donned by a male. Example: "All the fagots (sissies) will be dressed in drag at the ball tonight." Also an Inhalation of smoke, tobacco or opium. DROP, Noun General currency. An apprehension in criminal action. See "FALL"; "SNEEZE"; "RUMBLE"; "TUMBLE." Also used as a verb to express the action corresponding to a similar state. Example of the latter: "The tribe dro...pped a man in the day's work," i. e., lost one by arrest. "We had to drop a stall for missing too many meets," 1. e., dis- charged him. Command or control by reason of advantage in an exigency when shooting may be expected. EIGHT DIE CASE, Notm Current amongst open-air or "sure-thing" grafters. See "PLAT JOINT." A glass showcase containing numbered prizes, as jewelry or gewgaws, for which eight dice are thrown by players, the totality of spots on the eight dice corresponding with the numbers on the prizes.
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