The Notebooks
of F. Scott Fitzgerald
(V) Vernacular
1614
Man saying, “This is Jack O’Brien,”,“this is Florence Fuller.”
1615
“Sleep, male cabbage.”
1616
“’Cause I just came from there and they told me one of their mos’ celebrated heartbreakers was visiting up here, and meanwhile her suitors were shooting themselves all over the city. That’s the truth. I used to help pick ’em up myself sometimes when they got littering the streets.”
1617
Freeman: Grease in the transcommission—What are you scused of?
1618
Those dumguards.
1619
The McCoy.
1620
| Modern Slang: | |
|---|---|
| Pushover | A Heel |
| Grand | A Dick |
| Bag | A Natural |
| Lay | On the Lose (not loose) |
| Sugar | A Punk |
| Life preserver | Kee-ooot |
1621
Well you’re not exactly in the saoth or the soth or the suth or even the sith.
1622
A prenograstic=stenographer (Freeman) A toomer—a tournament
1623
Retire
Expectorate
Ring’s friend Wish some potatoes
1624
“Put it down there!” for “sit down.”
1625
Andrew’s coinages (investigate)
1626
Cliche: In spite of them perhaps because of them
1627
Obsolete expression: Confound it!
1628
Unusual—Babbitt’s word very, very fine
1629
Unbeknownst
1630
“Ai feel ez if erne being kpt,” said the English lady
1631
“Admired mentality” of Mrs. Richards
1632
Slang. Branegan (party) conk (kill) klink (jail)
1633
Too much shiftin of the vessels for the movin of the vittles
1634
| It burns her up | in movies |
| She burns up | |
| He burns up |
1635
No Dice
No Soap
1636
Sheilah (pouting) All raht. Ah wull.
1637
Comes in a pa-a-akige, so conve-e-n’t. (ending all clauses and sentences)
1733
Conversation: “Do you know what I’ve come to the conclusion of etc.”
1734
“Nigger” talk: Illegiterate = Illigitimate Illiterate
1737
| Slang (collegiate) | ||
|---|---|---|
| A Jeep | ................... | Orchid Consumer |
| Floating | ................... | Long Dress |
| Drag | ................... | Main Street |
| Jelly | ................... | Small Date |
| Joe College | ................... | Collegiate |
| A drip | ................... | Bird< |
| ” of the pt. water | ................... | Bird |
| Clapping | ................... | Cutting in. |
| Trucking | ................... | Walking like that. |
| Smooch | ) | Necking |
| Perch | ) | |
| Pitch and Fling Woo | ) | |
1755
Gurrodge and Mussodge for Garage and Massage.
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