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case
verb- to look over a place or person, especially in anticipation of criminal activity US, 1914
- [A]nd probably was frightened either for the idea I’d bust right in and pull a holdup on the spot, or was merely casing for later. — Jack Kerouac, Letter to Neal Cassady, p. 277, 3 January 1951
- [T]hey case the pussy [fur coat]. — Charles Raven, Underworld Nights, p. 22, 1956
- Bud, after critically if surreptitiously “casing” the boy, decided to have a try at examining Sam. — Arthur V. Huffman, New York Mattachine Newsletter, p. 6, July 1961
- Another principal need is someone able to “case” these places’ physical layouts–to determine means of entry, the best getaway routes, and so forth. — Malcolm X and Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, p. 140, 1964
- I went out and cruised around to case the city. — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), Pimp, p. 91, 1969
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 35, 1996
- to work as a prostitute UK
A cynical variation of “go case” (to have sex with). - — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 57, 1996
- to tease someone, to scold someone US
- — Hermese E. Roberts, The Third Ear, 1971
- to put a prisoner on report for a breach of regulations UK, 1950
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 35, 1996
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