boojack n.— «Boojacks—Newsboys who rush forth to sell “extras.”…Boojacking—The unintelligible howling of news heralds out selling “extras.”» —“Slang of newspaper and mail delivery (rewrite...
scout n.— «Barrel edition or scouts—Papers rescued from some receptael, such as subway waste paper basekt, and resold.» —“Slang of newspaper and mail delivery (rewrite Canny)” by Individuals; Wayne Walden in New York...
blutes n.— «Blutes—Papers in general, as “what time does the next blutes come?”» —“Slang of newspaper and mail delivery (rewrite Canny)” by Individuals; Wayne Walden in New York City Lexicon of Trade...
barrel edition n.— «Barrel edition or scouts—Papers rescued from some receptacle, such as subway waste paper basket, and resold.» —“Slang of newspaper and mail delivery (rewrite Canny)” by Individuals; Wayne Walden in...
schmaltz n.— «Schmaltz. a good paying, easily pleased customer.» —“Laundry Jargon” by Laundry workers at CIO Laundry Workers Union, 1133 Broadway, NYC; Greulich in New York City Lexicon of Trade Jargon ...
big dog n.— «Big dog—to owe a large bill.» —“Jargon from Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, Local 37, 389 East 154th St.” by Hatch in New York City Lexicon of Trade Jargon ...