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forgotten hipster lines, tough guy talk, and jive gems

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An edition of The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter (2011)

The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter

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Skyhorse Pub.
Language
English
Pages
200

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Subjects

Colloquial language, Slang, English language, English language, slang

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Cover of: The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter
The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter: forgotten hipster lines, tough guy talk, and jive gems
2011, Skyhorse Pub.
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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
427.973
Library of Congress
PE3711 .A94 2011, PE3711.A94 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
200

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25186060M
Internet Archive
cheapercrookgaud0000axel
ISBN 13
9781616084028
LCCN
2011022802
OCLC/WorldCat
711051939

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