Greystone college.

A prison or penitentiary.

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.

In the red.

(Carnival) Making money; abounding in gullible people who are easily swindled.

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.

Man with the brass nuts, the.

(California and scattered prisons) The chief disciplinary officer of a prison; the principal keeper; the deputy warden; or the captain. “I’m hitting the porch (going to be tried for rule violation) today and the man with the brass nuts is gonna throw me in the hole (solitary confinement) sure pop (certainly).”

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.

Man with the white coat, the.

A prison psychiatrist; an attendant at an institution for the criminally insane. “What a wack this dude (fellow) is; he wrote a letter to Stalin asking him to get him sprung (released). The man with the white coat dropped the net on him yesterday and put him in obso (an observation cell).”

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.

Night on the rainbow.

(Near West) A period of indulgence in narcotics. “Yeah, Clippper, I feel low, like a hop-head (drug addict) after a night on the rainbow.”

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.

Peeled.

Open, as the eyes. “Keep your lamps (eyes) peeled white I kill the bug (burglar alarm).”

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.

Peepers.

The eyes.

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.

Pink.

1. (South; obsolescent) A member of the white race, especially a white woman. 2. A Pinkerton—or any other—private detective.

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.

Pink pants.

(Rare) A young passive pederast or male oral sodomist.

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.

Red, a.

(Carnival) Lucrative. “Nice tip (crowd). If it ain’t red today, we might as well pack in (close up).”

—Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, Hyman E. Goldin, Editor in Chief, 1950.