locomotive

fifties term for a cheer

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

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