Dimbox = A taxicab
Clothesline = One who tells neighborhood stories
Snugglepup = Young man who frequents petting parties
Petting party = Social event devoted to hugging
Finale hopper = Young man who arrives after all bills are paid
Sodbuster = An undertaker
Applesauce = Flattery or bunk
Forty-niner = Man who is prospecting for a rich wife
Tomato = Good looking girl with no brains
Cake-eater = Harmless lounge lizard
Mad money = Carfare home if she has a fight with her escort
Hikers = Knickerbockers
Grubstake = Invitation to dinner
Corn-shredder = Young man who dances on lady's feet
Dogs = Feet
Mouthpiece = Lawyer
Handcuff = Engagement ring
Cat's Pajamas = Anything that's good
Frog's eyebrows = Nice, fine
Plastered = A synonym for pie-eyed; oiled; intoxicated
There are many more at this link. Of the ones listed above, I believe "mad money", "dogs," and "plastered" have endured to the present; a few others (grubstake, cat's pajamas) are familiar to those who watch vintage movies.
all these semantics posts are greatly appreciated...Cab Calloway's Jive Dictionary is worth checking out...thanks
ReplyDeleteFun post, this is an interesting one! I'm 23 and from New York, and I've definitely heard things referred to as the 'cat's pajamas'. Also, a number of people I know still call cigarettes 'butts'. "Handcuff" for an engagement ring is a new one, though, and one I might begin to use...
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