re: #127 Dr Lizardo

Could be. It’s not very commonplace now, that’s for sure. It’s pretty much obsolete slang. I can’t even remember now if the film version of L.A. Confidential used it or not, despite its early ’50s setting; I know the book used it.

It sounds like something from a cop show of the 80s or 90s, like Hill Street Blues. You can hear Renko saying, “I dunno, Sarge. There was something hinky about the guy.”