Taking It on the Lam by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview
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Hatchet man: A killer or gunman.
Heap: An automobile.
Heebie-jeebies: The jitters, the creeps.
Heel: Undesirable man, a jerk, a lowlife.
Hen fruit: Eggs.
Hi-de-ho: Hello.
Highbinder: A corrupt politician.
High sign: A gesture, word, or phrase used a signal of approval or warning.
Hi sugar, are you rationed?: Are you going steady?
Hooch: Liquor, booze.
Hoofer: A dancer.
Hoofing it: Walking, traveling on foot.
Hoosegow: Jail; Also cooler, lockup.
Hoover flag: Pockets turned inside out on a man’s pants, indicating that he has nothing.
Hop: Drugs, mostly morphine or derivatives like heroin.
Hophead: A drug user; a drug addict, especially heroin; a pot smoker, dope fiend.
Hotel dick/house detective: A person who is employed to prevent disorderly or improper conduct of patrons or visitors. A security guard, today.
Humdinger: Remarkable, outstanding.
Hush money: Cash paid to someone to keep quiet about a particular matter or set of facts the payer does not want made public.
Ice: Kill or diamonds.
I’m going fishing: I’m looking for a date.
In a lather: In an agitated or overwrought state.
In cahoots with: Conspiring with.
In hock: In debt.
In the chips: Having money to spend.
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