derision contempt or ridicule.
Auburn a city about 35 miles northeast of Sacramento, California.
"rabbits in" [Slang] jumps in.
pulp magazine a magazine printed on rough, inferior paper stock made from wood pulp, usually containing sensational stories of love, crime.
euchre a card game.
jailbait [Slang] a young woman, considered a potential sexual partner, who has not reached the age of consent.
hoosegow [Slang] jail.
San Quentin a state prison, now closed, in the harbor of San Francisco.
raptly with a completely absorbed or engrossed look.
reprehensible deserving to be rebuked or scolded.
kick off die.
bemused plunged in thought; preoccupied.
"to bind her" to make a down payment.
welter short for "welterweight," a boxer between a junior welterweight and a junior middleweight.
