breeze v.2
1. (US tramp) to talk persuasively (to), to deceive.
![]() | Philosophy of Johnny the Gent 7: [T]he other evenin’ he captures a derby filly somewhere an’ breezes her into a certain ice cream parlor down the street. | |
![]() | ‘The Lady Member’ 18 Nov. [synd. col.]They’ll be looking for you to breeze a good deal, being a woman. | |
![]() | Vocab. Criminal Sl. 19: breeze [...] To deceive; to beguile: to occupy one’s attention; to descant loquaciously. Example: ‘She breezed everybody on the line.’. | |
![]() | Amer. Tramp and Und. Sl. 36: breeze.- [...] To deceive. |
2. to chat.
![]() | Lead With Your Left (1958) 24: Haynes was [...] breezing with a sleepy-looking fat slob named Ace. |