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