ABSTRACT

*G. One thousand dollars : 1928, John O'Connor, Broadway Racketeers, 'They had me in the bag for nearly ten G's before I pulled the string and let the joint go blooey ' ; 1930, Burke, who spells it gee ; 1931, Godfrey Irwin ; 1931, Damon Runyon, Guys and Dolls ; Nov. 18, 1933, Flynn's ; 1934, Convict; June 6, 1936, Flynn's, George Bruce ; 1936, Charles F . Coe, G-Man ; Oct. 9, 1937, Flynn's, Fred C. Painton ; extant. I.e., ' grand ' (q.v.).