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Off: To kill or murder; also to go away or depart.
Off the cob: Corny, goofy.
Old Sparky: The electric chair.
On the beam: Cool, A-one.
On the lam: Running away.
On the nut: To be broke.
Operative: A private detective.
Orphan paper: Bad checks.
Out like a light: Intoxicated; tight; stewed to the hat.
Pack: To carry something, especially a gun.
Packing heat: Carrying a gun.
Pan: Face.
Pansy: A man who is none too masculine.
Pass the buck: Pass responsibility for.
Patsy: Person who is set up; a fool or a chump.
Pay station: A pay telephone, in a booth or otherwise.
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