This is the solution to the Detective Fiction Quiz of Hardboiled Slang that appeared on November 30, 1999.
1. F Babe is a woman.
2. G Bean-shooter is a gun.
3. R Big house is used for jail.
4. H The big sleep is death (a term coined by Chandler). 5. J Bird is a guy.
6. K Blow means to leave.
7. L Bracelets means handcuffs.
8. D Shamus means a (Private Detective)
9. I Shyster is a term used for a lawyer
10. E Sleuth stands for Detective.
11. M Pop means to kill somebody.
12. N Ice stands for diamonds.
13. A Jasper is a man.
14. S Hot means stolen.
15. Q House dick means a House Detective.
16. B Iron means a car.
17. O Oyster Fruite means pearls.
18. T Joint means place, such as "my joint."
19. C Has House means a cheap restauran.
20. P Hard means tough.
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