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Saratoga in 1901 207: The masters of this bob-tail vernacular [i.e. ‘society’ slang].at bobtail, adj.
Saratoga in 1901 207: The masters of this bob-tail vernacular [i.e. ‘society’ slang]. Saratoga in 1901 208: ‘I’m afraid our “singing business” is going to “bust up”’.at bust, v.1
Saratoga in 1901 207: Cant words [...] used to be the mode at Saratoga years ago. Swell, nobby, spooney, jolly, loud, bore and a half-dozen other flash words.at cant, n.1
Saratoga in 1901 208: ‘Don’t mean business, Fred don’t; he’s “spooney,” then “chills” all at once!’ [Ibid.] ‘Fact is, I’ve “chilled” on last year’s operas. They’re a “bore”.’.at chill, v.2
Saratoga in 1901 207: It was a ‘clever’ dialogue between a young Englishman [...] and a young Fifth-avenue belle.at clever, adj.
Saratoga in 1901 207: Cant words [...] used to be the mode at Saratoga years ago. Swell, nobby, spooney, jolly, loud, bore and a half-dozen other flash words.at flash, n.1
Saratoga in 1901 207: Dann Piatt and Mark Twain [...] fellows who really understand the king’s English (over the left).at over the left (shoulder)!, excl.
Saratoga in 1901 207: ‘We don’t mean your “poky” Mr Brown [...] We mean “natty” Fred Brown’.at natty, adj.
Saratoga in 1901 208: ‘Fred drives a “nobby” rig’.at nobby, adj.
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