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