"Up tight" (1967 drug ref)

[Wilson Gray]

I'd like to see what it says for "up tight," if  you don't mind. TIA.

-Wilson


On 5/26/06, Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 05:02:04AM -0400, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
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> > Unfortunately, like so many titles on GoogleBS, only selected strips
> > of text are visible. There's a two-page "junkie's glossary" at the
> > beginning of the book that looks pretty interesting, though. Might be
> > worth the $2.95 that it's selling for on Alibris.
>
> I have a copy of this. It's not very good, highly derivative, and,
> if possible, more sensational ("Drugs! Sordid sex!") than '50s pulps.
> But I'd be happy to retype the glossary if anyone really wants to
> see it.
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
> OED
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