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

reversible

a type of clothing-- can be worn inside out.

"this jacket is so ugly, mom!"
"it's a reversible. just flip it inside-out."
"oh. that's a bit better."

by pbbt October 09, 2007

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 09, 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

lousy

extremely bad or poor

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

by pbbt October 10, 2007

crap

a load of bullshit, also a swear word

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

by pbbt October 10, 2007