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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 09:33 AM
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Learn how to talk like Frank Sinatra
Taken from http://www.leepresson.com/slang/fslang.html
Don't be a crumb from endsville. Dig this crazy scene.


* Bag -- As in "my bag," a person's particular interest.
* '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 -- A "suitcase" word sometimes used in reference to the pelvic section.
* Bombsvllle -- Any kind of failure in life.
* 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: viz "I don't like her clyde" means "I don't like her voice," etc.
* Cool -- A term of admiration for a person or place. An alternative word meaning the same thing is crazy.
* Creep -- A man who is disliked for any reason whatsoever.
* Crumb -- Someone for whom it is impossible to show respect.
* Dame -- A generally derogatory term for a probably unattractive woman. The word dog is also sometimes substituted.
* Dig -- A term of appreciation for a person or thing, as in "I dig her,"
* Dying -- As in "I'm dying" which means "I'm slightly upset."
* End -- A word to signify that someone or something is the very best.
* Endsville -- A term to express total failure, and similar to bombsville. See ville.
* Fink -- A man who cannot be relied upon, whose loyalties are suspect.
* First base -- The start of something, usually applied in terms of failure when someone has failed to reach it.
* Fracture -- As in "That fractures me," meaning "That's an amusing joke."
* Gas -- A great situation as in "The day was a gas."
* Gasoline -- A term for alcohol, more specifically, Frank's favourite drink, Jack Daniel's Bourbon Whisky.
* Gasser -- A man or woman highly admired, considered to be the best or "The End!"
* Gofer -- Someone who does menialjobs or runs errands, as in "go for drinks," etc.
* Good night all -- A term of invective to change the subject of conversation.
* Groove -- As in "in the groove," a term of admiration or approval.
* Harvey -- A man or woman who acts in a stupid or naive fashion; sometimes shortened to a "Harve."
* Hacked -- A word used to describe someone who is 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 rather like the gofer.
* Jokes -- A term used to describe an actor's lines in a film script.
* Let's lose Charley -- A term used among intimates who want to get rid of a bore in their company.
* 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 enemies, etc.
* Mish-mash -- Similar to loser but refers specifically to a woman who is mixed up.
* Mouse -- Usually a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled.
* Nowhere -- A term of failure, usually applied to a person, viz "He's nowhere."
* Odds -- Used in connection with important decisions, as in "The odds aren't right," meaning not to go somewhere, accept anything or buy something.
* Original loser -- A man or woman without talent; sometimes more fully expressed as "He (she) is the original Major Bowes Amateur Hour loser."
* Player -- Term for a man who is a gambler by nature, who makes friends easily, and never gives up trying.
* Punks -- Any undesirable, in particular mobsters, gangsters or criminals.
* Quin -- Derisive term for any girl or 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 for a beautiful girl, viz "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.
* Scam --To cheat at gambling, as in "Hey, what's the scam?"
* Scramsville -- To run off.
* Sharp -- A person who dresses well and with style.
* Smashed -- A word used to describe someone who is drunk. On occasions it has been replaced with "pissed."
* Square -- A person of limited character, not unlike a harvey.
* Tomato -- As in "a ripe tomato" a woman ready for seduction or even marriage.
* Twirl -- A girl who loves dancing. An alternative word with the same meaning is a "Twist."
* Ville -- A suffix used to indicate changes in any given situation. See endsville, etc.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 09:38 AM
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1. was it Joe Piscapo....?
"I've got chunks of guys like you in my stools."


too funny
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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 10:03 AM
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3. Sounds like a definite Jersey tough.
:hi:
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 09:43 AM
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2. I'm gonna start talkin' like that _all the time_
in Swiss-German! :rofl:

:hi: Fran! :pals:
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Fran Kubelik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-21-08 10:04 AM
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4. Oh would you please?
I think I would pay money to hear that. :rofl:

Nice to "see" you today, Heidi! :pals:
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