Cadillac was shortened to caddy , which inspired the punning pseudonym golfer . When a bad guy steals services, not items, he or she is said to be walking or rolling the tab . Not when you judge by the slang. Both bumming and slumming refer to the hustle involving the sale of allegedly stolen merchandise in which nothing is actually sold. According to criminals, there isn't much honor among the so-called good guys, either.
Dirty dishes is criminal slang for planted evidence .
Both throw-down and drop gun, drop refer to a pistol that has been confiscated in a previous arrest and is carried by police to drop near a victim if he or she is involved in a dubious shooting. Sling your slang our way. Production and research support for Word for the Wise comes from Merriam-Webster, publisher of language reference books and CD's including The Slang of Sin by Tom Dalzell.