pbbt's definitions

shot the bull

to improvise a load of bs (gee, wonder where that term came from?) to keep somebody distracted for any reason.

"so I shot the bull for a while. i told him i was a real moron, and all that stuff" (salinger 12)

by pbbt October 10, 2007

t.b.

acronym for tuberculosis. a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria.

"I practically got t.b. and came out here for all these goddam checkups and stuff" (salinger 5).

by pbbt October 9, 2007

lousy

extremely bad or poor

"well, you could see he really felt pretty lousy about flunking me" (salinger 12)

by pbbt October 10, 2007

stiffs

50's slang, no longer commonly used..

"i can just see the phony bastard shifting into first gear and asking Jesus to send him a few more stiffs" (salinger 17)

by pbbt October 10, 2007

got the ax

to be expelled from school. kicked out, etc.

"The gave me frequent warning to start applying myself-- especially around midterms, when my parents came up for a conference with old Thurmer-- but i didn't do it. So i got the ax" (salinger 4)

by pbbt October 9, 2007

pot of dough

a load of dough>
a load of money>
a lot of money

"he made a pot of dough in the undertaking business after he got out of pencey" (salinger 16).

by pbbt October 10, 2007

locomotive

fifties term for a cheer

"we all had to stand up in the grandstand and give him a locomotive" (salinger 16)

by pbbt October 10, 2007