New directions in signage
As seen on I-57: DONT BE A TOSSER USE A TRASH CAN Does someone at the Department of Transportation know British slang?
Lollygagging
Beetle Bailey looks up a word.
Local weather
A few minutes ago a TV meteorologist said “Holy moly!”
Abyssinia
I had a pleasantly disorienting moment while doing yesterday’s Newsday crossword. The puzzle was by Stan Newman; the theme, “Famous Last Words.” 28-A, nine letters, “Last word (1920s).” The answer: ABYSSINIA.
Deevie and diskey
Slang of the smart set, from Robertson Davies’s What’s Bred in the Bone.
From an old notebook
“One more slang expression and you’re grounded!”
The last Mencken post
“Pash Flaps M. C. Fan Clubs Rated Worthless to Theatres As B. O. Gag.”
Vaudevillians at play
“Well, if I could get a mama that could do some hoofin’ and tickle a uke, I think I would.” Dialogue by Groucho Marx.
“Slang is . . . ”
From a Mencken footnote.
Domestic comedy
“You’re not bringing mad money?”
Word of the day: smellum
I startled slightly when I saw today’s Henry.
Downton Abbey stuff
The young Crawleys are a colloquial avant-garde.
Variety language
STICKS NIX HICK PIX.
Okay, swell, lousy
Slang and I Love Lucy.
Regency-era slang
“Having just typed eh wot? in a comment, I felt compelled to look and learn a little more.”
Word of the day: boss-A
Boss-A! A word of my childhood.
To corpse
A bit of theatrical slang
Does anyone still say "fly"?
I was wondering . The answer, it seems, is "Yes." See here: Hot Hot Heat: A graphical dissertation on the number one song in America ( Vill...