Taking It on the Lam by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview
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Jiffy: Quick.
Jiggered: Intoxicated; tight; stewed to the hat.
Jitney: An unlicensed taxicab.
Jits: Jitterbug.
Jive: Swing Music.
Jobbed: Being ambushed, beaten, done a number on, as in, “I was jobbed by some crumb.”
Joe: Coffee.
Jolt: A prison sentence. Can be described in terms of a coin, as in “He got a nickel jolt in Joliet,” meaning a five year sentence in jail.
Joss house: A Chinese temple or shrine; also, descriptive of a residence with an abundance of Chinese decorations or artifacts.
Journeyman fighter: A pugilist, who is slightly more respected than a club fighter, with a superficially good fight record.
Joy girl: A prostitute.
Jug: Jail.
Jujus: Marijuana, marijuana cigarettes.
Keister: Rump.
Kerfuffle: A disturbance, a fuss.
Khaki wacky: Boy crazy.
Kick off: Die.
Killer-diller: Good stuff.
Kip: A bed or to sleep.
Kisser: Face or mouth.
Knockin’ it out: Dance amazingly.
Kopescetic: Fine, okay.
Lady of the evening: A prostitute.
Lam: Flee hastily. Also, to be on the run.
Lamb: Nice person.
Large: $1,000. Two hundred and fifty large would be $250,000.
Lather: An agitated or overwrought state.
Lay an egg: screw up, mess up, be boring.
Lay off: Leave alone, quit bothering.
Lettuce: Money.
Licorice stick: Clarinet.
Lid: Hat.
Lip: A criminal defense lawyer.
Lit: being drunk.
Lockup: Jail.
Lollipop: A person who is lacking experience; naive, weak, or without a backbone.
Looker: An attractive woman.
Taking It on the Lam