Re: RARA-AVIS: Fast One -follow up

Robert E. Skinner (rskinner@mail.xula.edu)
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 08:36:41 -0600 You might enjoy looking at a copy of Eric Partridge's "Dictionary of
Underworld Slang," which includes those words and more, including
possible etymologies. You can also find colorful language of that ilk
in Joseph T. Shaw's THE HARD-BOILED OMINIBUS, if you can find a copy.
It's pretty rare.
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