1947 S.J. Perelman ‘No Dearth of Mirth’ Keep It Crisp 83: We’ve got to winnow out the ragtag and bobtail.at rag, tag and bobtail, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Take Two Parts Sand, One Part Girl’ in Keep It Crisp 90: It’s poetic and yet it’s timely too! It’s a blockbuster, V.J.!at blockbuster, n.1
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth’ in Keep It Crisp 139: Hiya Jackson. What’s buzzin’, cousin?at what’s buzzin’ cousin? under buzz, v.1
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Hell In the Gaberdines’ in Keep It Crisp 7: Well, I guess you caught me with my pants down.at catch someone with their pants down (v.) under catch, v.1
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘No Dearth of Mirth’ in Keep It Crisp 83: It’s the cat’s pyjamas – a peachamaroot!at cat’s pyjamas, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Take Two Parts Sand, One Part Girl’ in Keep It Crisp 91: A show girl with a real nifty chassis.at chassis, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Pale Hands I Loathe’ in Keep It Crisp 72: O.K., Carlson, your goose is cooked.at cook someone’s goose, v.
1947 S.J. Perelman Keep It Crisp 139: milo: Is that some more of your newfangled college slang? rapier: Don’t be a sherbet, Herbert, [...] What’s cookin’, good-lookin’?at what’s cooking? under cook, v.1
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘If An In-Law Meet An Outlaw’ in Keep It Crisp 158: He’ll never amount to a damn.at damn, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘If An In-Law Meet An Outlaw’ in Keep It Crisp 156: Damn my eyes, sir, she was as pretty as a peony.at damn (someone’s) eyes! (excl.) under damn, v.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Take Two Parts Sand, One Part Girl’ in Keep It Crisp 91: We got darb. (Producing two photographs).at darb, n.1
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Sleepy-Time Extra’ in Keep It Crisp 110: ‘Well, dog my cats!’ I exclaimed, struck all of a heap.at dog my cat(s)/doggone/hide/melts! (excl.) under dog, v.2
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Farewell, My Lovely Appetiser’ in Keep It Crisp 9: Snapper Driscoll had retired two years before with a .38 slug between the shoulders.at thirty-eight, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘No Dearth of Mirth’ in Keep It Crisp 83: It’s the cat’s pyjamas – a peachamaroot!at -eroonie, sfx
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth’ in Keep It Crisp 140: Get in the groove, fatso.at fatso, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Farewell, My Lovely Appetiser’ in Keep It Crisp 9: I [...] set fire to a cigarette.at fire, v.2
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth’ in Keep It Crisp 140: My boy, the Weatherwax union has blown a gasket.at blow a gasket (v.) under gasket, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth’ in Keep It Crisp 140: Get in the groove, fatso. I don’t latch on to that long-hair schmaltz.at in the groove (adj.) under groove, n.2
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth’ in Keep It Crisp 140: Look, guv’nor [...] aw cripes, can I ask you something man to man?at guvnor, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Sleepy-Time Extra’ Keep It Crisp 110: One morning in early April, hell started popping.at hell’s a popping under hell, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘So Little Time Marches On’ in Keep It Crisp 29: The guest who so far forgot himself as to exclaim ‘Hot puppies!’ and fill his pockets with the baubles was rarely invited again.at hot puppy! (excl.) under hot, adj.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘The Customer Is Always Wrong’ Keep It Crisp 105: By jiminy, I’ll padlock the joint!at by jiminy! (excl.) under jiminy!, excl.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth’ in Keep It Crisp 141: You wear the keenest threads on the campus.at keen, adj.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Pull Devil’ Keep It Crisp 135: Hasta luego, kiddo, and keep your nose clean.at kiddo, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘The Longer the Lip’ in Keep It Crisp 153: ‘That hits me where I live, fellow,’ I said shyly.at where one lives under live, v.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth’ in Keep It Crisp 140: Get in the groove, fatso. I don’t latch on to that long-hair schmaltz.at longhaired, adj.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Farewell, My Lovely Appetiser’ in Keep It Crisp 12: I haven’t been a private op nine years for nothing.at op, n.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Farewell, My Lovely Appetiser’ in Keep It Crisp 15: Reach for the stratosphere, gumshoe.at reach for the sky (v.) under reach, v.
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘Farewell, My Lovely Appetiser’ in Keep It Crisp 13: She trailed past me in a cloud of scent that retailed at ninety rugs the ounce.at rug, n.2
1947 S.J. Perelman ‘The Customer Is Always Right’ in Keep It Crisp 109: Next time you visit this fleabag, you will be greeted by a lobbyful of schlemiehls and nincompoops that will curl your hair.at schlemiel, n.