Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Quotation search

Date

 to 

Country

Author

Source Title

Source from Bibliography

The Young Livingstones choose

Quotation Text

[UK] D. Mackail Young Livingstones 89: ‘Absolute cheek,’ said the young Mr. Livingstone.
at cheek, n.2
[UK] D. Mackail Young Livingstones 243: Girls who weren’t deceived by all this clap-trap.
at clap-trap, n.1
[UK] D. Mackail Young Livingstones 270: Dash! I’d meant to go to Brighton.
at dash!, excl.
[UK] D. Mackail Young Livingstones 264: White tie and so forth. Good egg!
at good egg!, excl.
[UK] D. Mackail Young Livingstones 264: Let’s all pip off somewhere and do something.
at pip, v.2
[UK] D. Mackail Young Livingstones 271: ‘Thanks awfully,’ said Rex. ‘That’ll be ripping.’ ‘Fine!’ said Derek Yardley. ‘Great! Terrific!’.
at terrific, adj.
no more results