Re: Nostalgia
A
Abyssinia - I'll be seeing you
Apple - Big cities
B
Baddy - A person of ill repute
Badmouth - Talking harshly about someone or something
Baloney/Boloney - Nonsense
B-girl - A female who encourages customers to buy drinks at the bar
Biggie - Big Shot
Blat - Newspaper
Bobbie Pin - A hair pin once used on bobbed hair
C
Carny - A carnival worker
Carryout - Food taken away from the point of service or sale
Chizz - Swindler
Chrissake - Vulgar/profane oath
Cliff-hanger - A movie/film or event intended to build suspense
Clip-joint - A high priced club
C'mon - Expression to Come on
Cojones - Courage/'guts'
Crapper - Toilet
Curvaceous - A female of shapely anatomy
D
Demo - A sample of work/records/music/writing/photography
Dilly - Personable character
Dong - Penis
Doozer
Double-Dip - Two separate actions, two helpings of food, working two jobs
E
Emcee - Master of Ceremonies (M and C)
Eighty-six - To stop/put an end to. Originated in restaurant menues.
F
Fave - Favorite
Flatout - To Do
Flopperoo - A failure
Footy - Flirtacious foot play
Fringer
Futz - Waste time
G
Gang-up - To gather together/to gang
Gas - Fuel for transportation/automobiles
Gee - Drugged
Ginzo - Italian ancestry
Glam - Glamorous
Goof - Waste Time
Gook - A person of Asian ancestry
Gotcha - Expression for I've got you!
Guesstimate - Best guess possible given the facts and figures
H
Hackie - Taxi cab driver
Hair-do - Hair Style
Ham - Acting up or Corney
Harrumph - A sound emitted indicating dissatisfaction or to gain attention
Hasta-la-vista - Spanish Good-bye
Hepcat/Hepster - Person in the know
Hetero - Hetero sexual
Hi-de-ho - An expression of good will.
Homegirl - A female from a hometown of individual using slang/peer group
Hoo-ha - Commotion
Hooverville - A temporary town filled with make-shift buildings
Hot-damn - An expression of glee or luck
Hunh - An expression of question or of opinion
Hype - Exagerated description
I
Iffy - A condition that is at once doubtful and positive
Itsy-Bitsy - Tiny
J
Jeeves - Butler
Juke - A form of entertainment emitting from a Juke Box/musical records or an eatery or entertainment venue
K
Killer-diller- Really excellent person, place, experience, or thing
L
Logo - Abbreviation for Logotype/symbolic/brand
Lucky - Lucky Strike Cigarettes
M
Macher - Man of importance.
Main-Line - To inject drugs intraveneously
Meths - Drinking methylated spirits
Mocky - Of Jewish heritage.
Moxie - Guts/nerves
Modoc -Aviator's glamorous flashy style
Mojo - Narcotic
Moody - To gain favor though a insidious approach
Moola - Money
Mootah/Mooter - Marijuana
Moxie - That extra flair
N
Nada - Nothing, zip, zilch
Narker - Informant
Nasty - Not good
Nerts - Eupheism for Nuts
Nibcocked - Pointed penis
Nice-Nellyism - Prudish behavior
Nit-witted - Dull/un-intelligent
Not at all - No problem/No need to mention it
Nudie - A show/magazine featuring nudity
Nympho - Nymphomaniac
O
Off base - Taken by surprise
Oh yeah - Really?
Okie-doke Okay
Oomph - An extra punch/zest/appeal of beauty
Okie - Resident of Oklahoma
Oops - Expression of dismay for a mistake
Orgasmic - Sexual state
P
Patsy - That's all right
Payola - On the payroll through illegal practices
Peck - Peckerwood/Black Slang
Pen-pal - Long distance friend
Pep-pill - A stimulant
Pimpish - Having the characteristics or traits of a pimp
Pint-size - Dimmunitive stature
Pix - A variety of pictures
Pizzazz - A punch of style/show in appearance
Playgirl - A girl/woman who is enjoying life/out on the town
Poop - To tire
Pot - To waste
Preggy - Enciente
Pricey - Expensive
Prosty - Prostitute
Punchy - A condition of confusion or high anxiety
Pushy - Bossy/teetering on obnoxious
Q
Queenie - Effiminate male
Queeny - Effiminate
Queer - Homosexual
Queerie - Homosexual
R
Raggy - Referring to Ragtime music
Raunchy - Debased
S
Scaredy-cat - A frightened individual
Schlepper - An undesirable person, a bum
Schmaltzy - Overly sentimental/corney
Schmeck - A Drug/Heroin
Schmooz - To chat and befriend/gain favor
Schnozzle - The Nose
Shack-up - Cohabitation
Shitless - Sensless/Often used with unbelievable fear
Skidrow - Run down part of town
Skivvy - Under clothing
Slap-happy - Gleefully joyful beyond sense
Sleep-over - Spending the night at one anothers house
Schmooch - Kiss
Snazzy - Dressed Stylish
Snit - A temper fit
Soap opera - A drama
Speako - Speakeasy
Spliff - Cannibus/rolled
Starry-eyed - Agog
Stinkeroo - Something unfavorable, either person, place, circumstance or thing
Strip-tease - Stripper
Sucky - Not a desirable circumstance/ a wound
Swacked - Inebriated
Sweet-talk - Expressions of flattery
Swingy - Pertaining to music/swing
Switcheroo - To make a switch or change
T
Tampax - Tampon
Temp - Temporary employee
Thataboy - Expression of encouragement. That's a boy! Atta boy!
Tizzy - A state of anxiety or confusion and jittery nerves
Tongue-in-cheek - Sly, Mischeifous, Capricious
Toots - Referring to a girl or woman
U
Up-do - A free flowing hairstyle
Up-Tight - Anxious
V
V.I.P. - Very Important Person
Virgy - Virgin
W
Wack - A crazy person.
Wacky - Wild, crazy or peculiar
Wee-Wee - To urinate
Whamo - Sudden or violent slam/explosion
Whanger - Penis
Whatcha - Query/What do you?, What are you?
Whatsa' matter - What is the matter
Woofer - Constant talk/chatter
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What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II
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