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Run. To be "on the lam" is to be on the run. Either from the law or from the mob. A popular expression in 1930's-1950's pulp fiction and film noir.
by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006
Get the lam mug.Shortening of 'terrific'. Meaning great, fantastic, excellent. Commonly used in 1970s Britain. Often sarcastically.
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Get the triffic mug.1) Jazz slang from the 1930s and 40s. The language of swing.
Cab Calloway produced some "hepster dictionaries" in the form of free booklets given away with his recordings of the time.
2)A partner dance from the 1950s based upon a 6-count pattern. A rather simplistic descendent of the more complex and exciting Lindy Hop. Danced to rockabilly, early rhythm 'n' blues, rock 'n' roll and sometimes swing, although Lindy is the preferred dance.
Cab Calloway produced some "hepster dictionaries" in the form of free booklets given away with his recordings of the time.
2)A partner dance from the 1950s based upon a 6-count pattern. A rather simplistic descendent of the more complex and exciting Lindy Hop. Danced to rockabilly, early rhythm 'n' blues, rock 'n' roll and sometimes swing, although Lindy is the preferred dance.
1) first chap~ Get off the fence Hortense! Dig those real gone gates! They totally send me!
second chap~ Sir, are you talking jive to me?
2)I'm knackered, I was jiving all night at the club. The Lindy Hoppers weren't too impressed though as they didn't play much swing.
second chap~ Sir, are you talking jive to me?
2)I'm knackered, I was jiving all night at the club. The Lindy Hoppers weren't too impressed though as they didn't play much swing.
by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006
Get the jive mug.A partner dance popularised by American college kids in the 1930's. The short form of "collegiate shag". Related to the Charleston that came before and the Lindy Hop that came after.
Characterized by a six-count pattern and a close hold with bums sticking out.
Characterized by a six-count pattern and a close hold with bums sticking out.
by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006
Get the shag mug.Shortening of 'terrific'. Meaning great, fantastic, excellent. Commonly used in 1970s Britain. Often sarcastically.
by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006
Get the triffic mug.A fusion of contemporary punk and rockabilly.
Often confused with psychobilly, a long dead (regardless of what some Tiger Army kiddies will tell you) British offshoot of rockabilly and trash.
Punkabilly is more of a good time, rockin' sound, sometimes with some elements of swing or jazz thrown in.
Often confused with psychobilly, a long dead (regardless of what some Tiger Army kiddies will tell you) British offshoot of rockabilly and trash.
Punkabilly is more of a good time, rockin' sound, sometimes with some elements of swing or jazz thrown in.
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Get the punkabilly mug.Shortened spelling of pompadour. A hairstyle popular amongst rockabilly and greaser males.
The hair is dressed with grease and combed back from the forehead and also up so that some height is gained.
Females may also have a similar style coupled with a ponytail but pins and grips are used in place of grease.
The hair is dressed with grease and combed back from the forehead and also up so that some height is gained.
Females may also have a similar style coupled with a ponytail but pins and grips are used in place of grease.
by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006
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