INCOME
NOUNS
► ADVENUE income, revenue → 1600 obs.
► NEW GUINEA first possession of income → 1902 Oxford usage (Bk.)
► SKIM income not reported for tax purposes, esp. from the gross earnings of a gambling casino or other such enterprise → 1961 Amer. gambling usage
► TITS Two Incomes, Two Stinkers; a working couple with two children → 1980s US students’ sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► TAKE-ARTIST one who regularly gains income from the taking of bribes, illicit commissions, etc. → 1950s US sl.
► WEAK TAP one who has a low income → 1950s sl.