![]() ![]() Pushover: A person easily convinced of something.Are you originally from the best place on earth: Florida? Only the smartest Florida locals will know the answers to all of these Florida trivia questions. Plant: Someone on the scene but in hiding, Bury Peterman: Safecracker who uses nitroglycerin Out on the roof: To drink a lot, to be drunk Off the track, said about a person who becomes insanely violent ![]() Mugs: Men (especially refers to dumb ones) ![]() Mickey Finn: A drink drugged with knock-out drops Maroon: person marked for a con or a gullible person. Mark: Sucker, victim of swindle or fixed game #Florida lingo fullLead: "fill ya full of lead": the term used for bullets Can you keep up with them? Study up and make reservations to find out! From the minute you arrive, you'll interacting with our gang who is in character at all times. To hear 1920's slang used proficiently, come see the show. Hitting on all eight: In good shape, going well Highbinders: Corrupt politician or functionary High Pillow: Person at the top, in charge Harlem Sunset: Some sort fatal injury caused by knife ![]() Gooseberry lay: Stealing clothes from a clothesline Place where alcohol is not served or person opposed to the legal sale of alcoholĭry-gulch: Knock out, hit on head after ambushingĭummerer: Someone who pretends to be deaf and/or dumb to appear a more deserving beggarĭump: Roadhouse, club or, more generally, any placeįlaming Youth: Male counterpart to a flapper.įlapper: A stylish, brash young woman with short skirts and shorter hair.įlat Tire: A dull-witted or disappointing date.įlop: Go to bed or fallen through, not worked outįlophouse: A cheap transient hotel where a lot of men sleep in large rooms Illegal drinking establishment where patrons pay entrance fee to view an exotic animal and are given a complementary drinkīreak it up: Stop that, quit the nonsenseīulls: Plainclothes railroad cops uniformed police prison guardsīump Gums: To talk about nothing worthwhileīump off: Kill also, bump-off: a killingīutter and egg man: The money man, the man with the bankroll, a yokel who comes to town toīuzz: Looks person up, comes to persons doorĬan-opener: Safecracker who opens cheap safesĬarry a Torch: Suffering from an unrequited love.Ĭat's Meow: Something splendid or stylishĬat's Pajamas: term of endearment as in "I think you are really really cool".Ĭhinese squeeze: Grafting by skimming profits off the topĬhiv: Knife, "a stabbing or cutting weapon"Ĭhump: person marked for a con or a gullible person.Ĭlean sneak: An escape with no clues left behindĬlip joint: In some cases, a nightclub where the prices are high and the patrons are fleecedĭaylight, as in "fill him with daylight": Put a hole in, by shooting or stabbingĭeck, as in "deck of Luckies": Pack of cigarettesĭick: Detective (usually qualified with "private" if not a policeman)ĭizzy with a dame, To be: To be deeply in love with a womanĭrop a dime: Make a phone call, sometimes meaning to the police to inform on someone Can you keep up with them? Study up and make reservations to find out!īaby: A person, can be said to either a man or a womanīee's Knees: An extraordinary person, thing or idea.īehind the eight ball: In a difficult position, in a tight spotīig Cheese, Big Shot - The boss: Someone of importance and influenceīindle: the bundle in which a hobo carries all his worldly possessionsīindle punk or bindle stiff: Chronic wanderers, migratory harvest workers, and lumber jacksīing: Jailhouse talk for solitary confinement From the minute you arrive, you'll be interacting with our gang (in character all of the time). To hear the following 1920's slang used proficiently, come see the show. ![]()
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