Attractive Fashionable Man In Modern Parlance
KNIFE, "to KNIFE a person, " to stab, an un-English but now-a-days a very common expression. —Originally an Americanism. TODDLE, to walk as a child. ALMIGHTY DOLLAR, an American expression for the "power of money, " first introduced by Washington Irving in 1837.
'TIZER, the Morning Advertiser. MOON, a month—generally used to express the length of time a person has been sentenced by the magistrate; thus "ONE MOON" is one month. BLUBBER, to cry in a childish manner. Sometimes amplified to STUNNING JOE BANKS! Attractive fashionable man in modern parlance. DRIZ FENCER, a person who sells lace. This very important work will range with Nisard's History of French Popular Literature, 2 vols., Paris, 1854. What were the peculiar accomplishments of this lady to demand so uncommon a name, the reader will be at a loss to discover, but a patterer says it probably refers to a shuffling dance of that name, common in tramps' lodging-houses, and in which "¾ Sarah" may have been a proficient.
A LITERARY AND PHILOLOGICAL CURIOSITY. It is given in Dodsley's Old Plays. "What did you mean (said A. to B. ) JAW, speech, or talk; "hold your JAW, " don't speak any more; "what are you JAWING about? " It is generally used instead of an oath, calling vengeance on the asseverator, if such and such does not come to pass.
8vo, cloth, extra, Old Wine in New Bottles: Tales and Sketches of Life and Character, by DOUGLAS JERROLD, edited, with an Introduction, by his son, Blanchard Jerrold. SCALDRUM DODGE, burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder, so as to suit the hues and complexions of the accident to be deplored. A more probable derivation, however, has just been forwarded by an ingenious correspondent. SHOOT THE MOON, to remove furniture from a house in the night, without paying the landlord. Frequently a JOHNNY RAW. SPORT, to exhibit, to wear, &c., —a word which is made to do duty in a variety of senses, especially at the University. Also, to agree with, as one cog-wheel does with another. HOOK OR BY CROOK, by fair means or foul—in allusion to the hook which footpads used to carry to steal from open windows, &c., and from which HOOK, to take or steal, has been derived. Attractive fashionable man in modern parlance crossword clue. NIPPER, a small boy. Mayhew, too, in his interesting work, London Labour and London Poor, admits that many Cant and Slang phrases are merely old English terms, which have become obsolete through the caprices of fashion. TRAVELLER, name given by one tramp to another. ☞ There is an edition of this work extant, hastily got up after my own was announced, edited by Mr. Hughes, the author of Tom Brown's School Days. LENGTH, forty-two lines of a dramatic composition. REAM, good or genuine.
Virginia Woolf, Orlando. HYPS, or HYPO, the blue devils. MOUNTAIN-DEW, whisky, advertised as from the Highlands. PAPER WORKERS, the wandering vendors of street literature; street folk who sell ballads, dying speeches and confessions, sometimes termed RUNNING STATIONERS. BANYAN-DAY, a day on which no meat is served out for rations; probably derived from the BANIANS, a Hindoo caste, who abstain from animal food. RUST, "to nab the RUST, " to take offence. I. e., be quiet, sir; to give over a lewd or intemperate course of life is termed STASHING IT.
Both wretched performances, filled with forced and low wit. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will remain freely available for generations to come. SCOTCHES, the legs; also synonymous with NOTCHES. RING DROPPING, see FAWNEY. HEAP, "a HEAP of people, " a crowd; "struck all of a HEAP, " suddenly astonished. ROOK, a clergyman, not only from his black attire, but also, perhaps, from the old nursery favourite, the History of Cock Robin. Dean Conybeare, in his able Essay on Church Parties, 49 has noticed this wretched addition to our pulpit speech. Some Account of the Rhyming Slang, the secret language of Chaunters and Patterers—The origin of the Rhyming Slang—Spoken principally by Vagabond Poets, Patterers, and Cheap Jacks—Patterers "well up" in Street Slang—Curious Slang Letter from a Chaunter||263–268|.
MOPS AND BROOMS, intoxicated. At Cambridge, COMMONS. QUEEN BESS, the Queen of Clubs, —perhaps because that queen, history says, was of a swarthy complexion. 3, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal fees. Vulgar language was first termed FLASH in the year 1718, by Hitchin, author of "The Regulator of Thieves, &c., with account of FLASH words. FLY THE KITE, to evacuate from a window, —term used in padding kens, or low lodging houses. The latter is frequently heard as a shout or street cry after a man or boy.