Cops; e.g., “What first, tip the bulls?
Burg (or Burgh) – Town, City; e.g., “He knows every two-bit toker in the burg.” C – Roman numeral for 100; e.g., “He had a C-Note.” Clam – To keep your mouth shut e.g., “The muscle blows or I’ll clam.” Copped – Obtained; e.g., “She copped the junk.” Dose – To take drugs e.g., “He dosed off the bad junk and it laid him out.” Duck Soup – Easy pickings. Gat – Gun. Gum – To mess things up; e.g., “Bulls would only gum it.” Heel – To walk away from (and show your heels to); e.g., “I’m not heeling you to hook you.” Hop; Jake; Junk – Drugs. Back when noir films were more popular, (1940’s-50’s); hop is often used to reference marijuana and “hophead” is someone who smokes a lot of pot. Lap Dog – A lap dog is defined as a dog that is small enough to be held in the arms or lay comfortably on a person’s lap. The term is also sometimes used to describe a person who is very easily controlled, such as a yes man. In the case of Brick both definitions are cleverly combined.
