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Sinatra Slang
- Based on The Frank Sinatra Scrapbook by Richard Peters (1982) with additions from Sinatra fans on the internet.
- 18 KARAT
- All the way, full-out: "An 18 karat idiot."
- BABY
- Used as an exclamation as well as a term of endearment.
- 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
- "suitcase" word sometimes used in reference to the pelvic section.
- BOMBSVILLE
- 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.
- CASH OUT
- Leave, as in "Cash me out of this party" = "I'm leaving."
- 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.
- CLAM-BAKE
- A party or get-together.
- 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.
- CROAKER
- A derogatory term for a doctor.
- 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,"
- DIMMERS
- Eyes (as in "I gotta see the croaker about my bad dimmers.")
- 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.
- HEY-HEY
- We better let Frank explain this one.
- 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."
- PLATINUM
- Having a big heart, generous. "You're platinum, pussycat!"
- 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."
- SOLID
- Definite, reliable. (Note: this was also used by Linc in "The Mod Squad.")
- SQUARE
- A person of limited character, not unlike a harvey.
- SWING
- v. To hang out and drink, smoke, sing, generally get real loose.
- 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.
- WITCHDOCTOR
- Member of the clergy.
- WOW-EE WOW WOW
- figured importantly in the Rat Pack lexicon for a while in the late 50s and early 60s. It was an expression of glee, joyful anticipation and a euphemism for lubricious fun.
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