macaroni: sawdust
Showing posts with label slang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label slang. Show all posts
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Old-timey Slang of the Day
chickie: basically, the same as "cheese it!" as in, "Chickie, it's the cops!"
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Old-timey Slang of the Day
In light of the recent change in the weather around these parts . . .
June around: to have spring fever
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Old-timey Slang of the Day
wreath: cabbage
The more I look into these old slang words, the more I notice how much fun people used to have with their food.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Old-timey Slang of the Day
may: again, from Wentworth & Flexner: "Mayonnaise. Some c1930 lunch-counter use. Obs. Replaced by 'mayo.'"
Hmm...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Old-timey Slang of the Day
violets: cabbage
Whuh? It's cause they kinda smell when you cook 'em. It's ironic.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Old-timey Slang of the Day
Speaking of . . . make like an alligator: to be sad or melancholy; to leave in a hurry (from my Dictionary of American Slang: "= drag ass. Because an alligator's tail drags on the ground. Some teenage use since c1955."
Monday, April 07, 2008
Old-timey Slang of the Day
some pumpkins: "1. An important person or thing; an admirable person or thing. 1913: 'He is some pumpkins.' F.K. Sochrist. Used only as a pred. nominative. Since c1850, has been extremely pop. Though still in use by older people, young adults prefer stronger terms. 2. Audacious; mischievous; clever. Often used with affectionate connotation, esp. by older people when talking of children. Archaic and dial."
— Wentworth and Flexner, eds. Dictionary of American Slang. Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1960.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Old-timey Slang of the Day
Ooh, ooh, here's a really good one. Dictionary definition required.
groan box: "An accordion. Though this term may have had some use among musicians c1930, it is considered very synthetic among present-day musicians. Mainly used by gossip columnists and teen-agers, who mistakenly consider it to be a hip expression."
I love the idea of a world where any discussion of accordions could be performed by "hip" people.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I love accordions.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Old-timey Slang of the Day
This one's really good. Apparently it wasn't a commonly used word, but it's a lot better than some of the more popular slang terms for this particular job.
nutpick: a psychiatrist
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
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