1. 16 Aug



    19 Old-Timey Slang Terms to Bolster Your Vocabulary

    nevver:

    1. In the ketchup: Operating at a deficit
    2. John Hollowlegs: A hungry man [hobo use]
    3. Lobbygow: One who loafs around an opium den in hopes of being offered a free pipe
    4. Happy cabbage: A sizable amount of money to be spent on self-satisfying things
    5. Zib: A nondescript nincompoop
    6. Give someone the wind: To jilt a suitor with great suddenness
    7. The zings: A hangover
    8. Butter and egg man: A wealthy, unsophisticated, small-town businessman who tries to become a playboy, especially when visiting a large city
    9. Cluck and grunt: Eggs and ham
    10. Off the cob: Corny
    11. Dog robber: A baseball umpire
    12. Happies: Arch supporters [shoe salesman use]
    13. High-wine: A mixture of grain alcohol and Coca-Cola [hobo use]
    14. Flub the dub: To evade one’s duty
    15. Donkey’s breakfast: A straw mattress
    16. George Eddy: A customer who does not tip
    17. Wet sock: A limp, flaccid handshake
    18. Gazoozle: To cheat
    19. On a toot: On a drunken spree

    Mental Floss

    (via orangehouse)

     
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    does that mean “dubstep” is a method for evading one’s duty? *shot*
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