Taking It on the Lam by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview
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Losing on points: A boxing term, meaning to be losing a bout in terms of points awarded to each boxer by the judges, as opposed to losing by being beaten up.
Lothario: A man whose chief interest is seducing women.
Lounge: An upholstered sofa.
Lousy with: Full of, brimming with.
Lowdown: The details, a rundown, the skinny.
Lug: Man; also can be a bullet or an ear.
Lunger: Someone infected with tuberculosis.
Machine: Car.
Made: Recognized, as in “She made me as I followed her on the sidewalk” or “Mob capo di capos Capodice rendered Vincenzo a made man.”
Mark: Sucker; victim of a swindle or fixed game.
Marker: An IOU or promissory note, often associated with a gambling debt.
Mark it on the ice: Forget about it.
Masher: A man who always makes passes at women.
Meat wagon: Ambulance or coroner’s vehicle.
Miscount the trumps: Misinterpret or misunderstand a situation; overlook something.
Mitt: Hand, paw.
M.O.: Modus Operandi. A distinct pattern or method of operation which indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal or organization in more than one crime.
Moll: Gangster’s girlfriend, woman friend, female partner.
Moniker: Name or nickname.
Motorized freckles: Insects.
Mouse: A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow; also, a black eye.
Mouthpiece: A lawyer.
Moxie: Courage, determination, guts.
Muckety-muck: An important and often arrogant person.
Mug: Man or face.
Muggles: Marijuana.
Mush: Face.
Nag: A racehorse.
Nancy or Nance: A man who is not very masculine.
Newshawk: An aggressive journalist.
Newshound: An aggressive journalist.
Newsie: Someone who sells newspapers on the street or from a newsstand; can also refer to a newspaper reporter.
Nickel: A five-year prison sentence.
Noodle: Head.
Not a dicky bird: Not a sound, not an utterance.
Obits: Short for obituary, referring to the obituary section of a newspaper.
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