CROAK, kill
CROSSES, to trick or trap
CUT LOOSE, to refuse to help, to disdain
DAMPER, a place holding savings, a bank, safe deposit box, etc.; to stop or quell
DERBY, head, refers to oral copulation
DIRTY, in possession of incriminating evidence
DOG, older, hardened whore, or young sexual libertine
DOSSING, sleeping
DOWN, a pimp’s pressure on a whore, or his adherence to the rules of the pimp game; when a whore starts to work
FIX, to bribe so an illegal operation can go with impunity; also an injection of narcotics
FLAT-BACKER, a whore who gets paid for straight sexual intercourse
FREAK, sexual libertine
FRENCH, oral copulation
G, one thousand dollars
GANGSTER, marijuana
GEORGIAED, to be taken advantage of sexually without receiving money
GIRL, cocaine
GORILLA, to use physical force
GORILLA PIMP, no brains, all muscle
GRAND, one thousand dollars
H, heroin
HARD LEG, an older, street-hardened used-up whore
HEAT, police, or adverse street conditions for hustlers
HIDE, wallet
HOG, Cadillac
HOOKS, hands
HORNS, ears
HYPE, addict
JASPER, lesbian
JEFFING, low level con
JIB, mouth
KEISTER, derriere
KITE, note
KITTY, Cadillac
LARCENY, to turn against by vocal condemnation
LINES, money
LIP, lawyer
MACKING, pimping
MARK, victim; sucker
MITT MAN, a hustler who uses religion and prophecy to con his victims, usually the victims are women
MOP, hair
MUCKTY-MUCKS, a temptuous term applied to the rich and privileged by the poor and underprivileged
MURPHY, con game played on suckers looking for whores
NUT ROLL, a pretense at stupidity or unawareness
OKEE DOKE, a con game
OIL, pay-off money to the police
OUTFIT, hypodermic kit used by addicts
PACIFIER BULB, the rubber top of a baby’s pacifier used by addicts to draw up drugs through the eye dropper
PIECE, measurement of narcotics; usually an ounce
PIECE OF STUFF, one ounce of narcotics
PINNING, looking
POKE, wallet or bankroll
REEFER, marijuana
ROLLER, policeman, usually plain clothes
ROUST, stopped, harassed by police
SHAKE, extort
SHEET, police record
SHIELD, badge
SHIV, knife, usually made by convicts from various objects
SHORT, car
SIZZLE, narcotics carried on the person
SLAT, one usually refers to money or length of prison term
SLUM HUSTLER, a phony jewelry salesman
SMACK, heroin
SNATCH, female sexual organ
SNORT, sniff or inhale
SPADE, Negro
SPEED BALLS, a combination of heroin and cocaine injected
SPIC, Mexican
SPIELING, talking, a term used by older hustlers and pimps
SQUARE UP, get out of the life
STABLE, a group of whores belonging to one pimp
STALL, an accomplice of a cannon
STAND UP, to endure or survive
STASH, hiding place
STING, rob
STRIDES, trousers
STUFF ON, to play on or con
THREADS, clothes
THREE WAY, orally, rectally, vaginally
TO PULL COAT, to inform and teach
TURNED OUT, introduced to the fast life or drugs
UPTIGHT, in trouble, financial or otherwise
VIC, mark, victim
VINE, suit
WHALE, throw, usually applied to throwing dice
WIRE, information, message, etc.
YEASTING, to build up or exaggerate
YELLOW, a yellow capsule containing barbiturate powder
PRAT, to pretend rejection to increase desire
PEEL OFF, removal of only a portion of money from a wallet or roll
Other Titles by Iceberg Slim
