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 September 26, 2007

sharp as a tack

something very good, interesting

"Then all of a sudden old spencer looked like he had something very good, something sharp as a tack, to say to me" (salinger 10)

by pbbt September 26, 2007

crap

a load of bullshit, also a swear word

"I had to sit and LISTEN to that crap" (salinger 11)

by pbbt September 26, 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 September 25, 2007

lousy

extremely bad or poor

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

by pbbt September 26, 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 September 26, 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 September 26, 2007