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a person's particular interest; as in "singing's my bag" |
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barn burner |
a very stylish, classy woman |
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beard |
a male friend who acts as a "cover"; usually for extramarital affairs
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beetle |
a girl who dresses in flashy clothes |
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big-leaguer |
a resourceful man who can handle any situation
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big casino |
death |
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bird |
the male or female genitalia; standard greeting: "How's your bird"?
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bombsville |
any kind of failure in life; see ville
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broad |
affectionate term for a girl or woman with sex appeal
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bum |
a person who is despised, most frequently linked to people in the media
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bunter |
a man who fails in almost everything he does; the opposite of gasser
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charley |
what the rat-packers called one another |
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charlies |
admiring word for a woman's breasts
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chick |
a young and invariably pretty girl
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clyde |
a word used to cover a multitude of personal observations; e.g., "I don't like her clyde" means "I don't like her voice", etc. |
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coo-coo! |
see crazy |
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crazy |
a term of admiration for a personal, place, or thing; similar to cool.
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creep |
a man who is disliked for any reason
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crumb |
a person it is impossible to respect
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dame |
a generally derogatory term for a probably unattractive woman
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dig |
a term of appreciation; e.g., "I dig that broad."
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duke |
tip |
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dying |
an exaggerated term to mean slightly upset; e.g. "I'm dying"
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end |
a word to signify that someone or something is the very best; "the living end"
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endsville |
total failure; similar to bombsville; see ville
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fink |
a person who cannot be relied upon or trusted, especially someone in the media; a crumb |
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fracture |
to make laugh; as in "that fractures me"
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gas |
a great situation; as in "that set was a gas"
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gasoline |
alcohol
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gasser |
a highly admired person; the end!
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gofer |
someone who performs menial jobs and tasks; "go for drinks"
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good night all |
a term of invective used to change the subject of conversation
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groove |
a term of admiration or approval; as in "in the groove"
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harvey |
a person who acts in a stupid or naive fashion; sometimes shortened to "Harv"
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hacked |
angry; as in "he's hacked off"
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hello! |
a cry of surprise to no one in particular when a beautiful woman is seen
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hunker |
a jack-of-all-trades; see gopher
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jokes |
an actor's lines in a screenplay
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let's lose charley |
a term used among intimates who want to get rid of a bore in their company |
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little hey-hey |
romance; a little action with a broad
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locked-up |
as in "all locked-up," a term for a forthcoming date or engagement, private or public |
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loser |
anyone who has made a mess of their life, drinks too much, makes the wrong enemies, etc.
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mish-mash |
similar to loser, but refers specifically to a woman who is messed up
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mothery |
terrific; wild and wicked
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mouse |
usually a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled
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nowhere |
a term of failure as in "he's nowhere."
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odds |
used in connection with important decisions, as in "the odds aren't right," meaning it's a no go
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original loser |
a person without talent; sometimes more fully expressed as "He is the original Major Bowes Amateur Hour loser |
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pallie |
dean's nickname for everyone, whether a lifelong friend or a bellhop |
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player |
a man who is a gambler by nature, makes friends easily, and never gives up trying
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punks |
any undesirables, in particular criminals, gangsters, or mobsters
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quin |
derisive term for a woman who is an easy pick-up
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rain |
as in "I think it's going to rain" indicating that it is time to leave a dull gathering or party |
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ring-a-ding |
a term of approval, as in "What a ring-a-ding broad!"
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sam |
used in the same way as Charley for a person whose name has been forgotten, most often applied to females
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scramsville |
to run off
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sharp |
a person who dresses well and with style
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ta-ta |
goodbye
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twirl |
a girl who loves dancing
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ville |
a suffix used to indicate changes in any given situation; see endsville, splitsville, etc |
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