Dollymop

A prostitute, often an amateur or a part-time street girl; a midinette. Victorian-era slang.

"Francis has picked 'imself up another dollymop, 'e as," Gerald told me later that night.

by Twathenge April 10, 2006

Dipper

A thief who steals by rifling the pockets of passersby on city streets; a pickpocket.

Before Raul turned to dealing, he tried to make a living on the block as a dipper. He washed out as a pickpocket but is livin' large and should remain top dog. For the time being. As long as he doesn't dip into his merchandise.

by Twathenge April 10, 2006

Titty mama

A woman in an advanced stage of pregnancy, so-called because of her pendulous, lactiferous breasts.

Etymology: Ghetto-speak, circa 1970

"Florine ready to drop that trick baby of her," Tyrone ragged. "Shee-it. At least she'll get a bounce in her check. A bounce from the bouncin' lil' bastard."

"That Flo one helluva titty mama," J.J. said smacking his big ass nigger lips.

-- Bigger Vance II, "The Slum Lord Takes a Holiday" (L.A.: Holloway House, 1969)

by Twathenge April 15, 2006

Negrosexual

A white person who is sexually attracted to or amorously involved with a so-called Negro; usage circa 1960s.

Etymology: The word was current in the early to mid-1960s, before the black power movement replaced the word "Negro" with "Afro-American" and "Black" in polite conversation. The word is featured in the title of Guy D. St. Lazare's 1966 pulp novel "The Young Negrosexuals".

"They came to love negroes."

"What were they called?"

"They were called: THE YOUNG NEGROSEXUALS"

-- jacket blurb from G.D. St. Lazare's novel "The Young Negrosexuals" (New York: Berkely Original, 1966)

by Twathenge April 07, 2006

Family People

The criminal underworld. Also, "The Family".

Etymology: Victorian slang

The term "The Family" for a Mafia organization, such as the "Five Families" of New York, is rooted in the Victorian term "The Family" (or "Family People"), slang for the underworld.

by Twathenge April 15, 2006

Hobosexual

A man or woman of any sexual/affectional persuasion or preference who is rated as a disappointment within the realm of surrendering to the exigencies of physical love; a Bum fuck

"I thought that Darlene was as pretty as a bowl of tits," Sydney said, "but when we slipped between the sheets and finally got down to it, she turned out to be a hobosexual."

"Wassathat?" Tommy barked.

"A bum fuck!"

by Twathenge April 21, 2006

Christen

To remove identifying marks from stolen goods, to make like new again.

Little Jake christened the Beamer with a new VIN number."

by Twathenge April 10, 2006