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[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 12 Apr. 3/2: ‘Ramp’ is the British word for our word profiteering.
at ramp, n.2
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 28 Apr. 17/4: Flapper Dictionary air tight – Very attractive.
at airtight, adj.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 3 May 7/4: Flapper Dictionary false alarm – A girl who trys to be a Scandal Walker.
at false alarm, n.1
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 12 May 11/1: Flapper Dictionary storm and strife – A married Cake-Eater’s way of referring to his wife.
at storm (and strife), n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 28 Apr. 17/4: Flapper Dictionary ankle excursion – When a flapper has to walk home.
at ankle express (n.) under ankle, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 28 Apr. 17/4: Flapper Dictionary apple sauce – No good, awful.
at applesauce!, excl.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 28 Apr. 17/4: beasel – A flapper slightly more advanced than a flapper. [...] beasel hound – A girl chaser.
at beasel, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 28 Apr. 17/4: bees knees – Peachy, very nice. Sometimes known as ‘The Berries’.
at bee’s knees, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 1 May 9/1: Flapper Dictionary biscuit – A pettable Barlow or Beasel, a game Flapper.
at biscuit, n.1
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 1 May 9/1: Flapper Dictionary blaah – Apple Sauce, anything that is no good.
at blah, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 1 May 9/1: Flapper Dictionary boiler factory – An undesirable boy or girl.
at boiler factory (n.) under boiler, n.1
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 29 Apr. 7/2: Flapper Dictionary brooksey boy – A good dresser.
at Brooksey boy, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 1 May 9/1: Flapper Dictionary bozark – A stupid girl.
at bozark, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 29 Apr. 7/2: Flapper Dictionary brush ape – An Apple Knocker, a country Jake.
at brush ape (n.) under brush, n.4
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 29 Apr. 7/2: Flapper Dictionary bun duster – A Piker who frequents teas and other entertainments, without ever trying to repay his social obligations.
at bun-duster (n.) under bun, n.3
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 29 Apr. 7/2: Flapper Dictionary cake eater – A habitual Bun Duster.
at cake-eater (n.) under cake, n.1
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 3 May 7/4: frog’s eyebrows – Nice fine.
at cat’s whiskers, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 29 Apr. 7/2: Flapper Dictionary cat’s pajamas – Anything that is very good.
at cat’s pyjamas, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 2 May 9/4: Flapper Dictionary duck’s quack – The best thing ever.
at cat’s meow, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 29 Apr. 7/2: Flapper Dictionary cellar smeller – A young man who always happens to be around when liquor is to be had without cost.
at cellar-smeller (n.) under cellar, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 29 Apr. 7/4: Flapper Dictionary charlie – Any fellow with a mustache.
at charlie, n.2
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 29 Apr. 7/2: Flapper Dictionary cluck – A girl who is a clumsy dancer.
at cluck, n.1
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 29 Apr. 7/2: Flapper Dictionary cow boy – A young fellow who doesn’t pay much attention to girls.
at cowboy, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 2 May 9/4: Flapper Dictionary crash in – To go to a party uninvited.
at crash, v.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 2 May 9/4: Flapper Dictionary crumb gobbler – A Cake-Eater or Bun-Buster who makes a specialty of crashing in at teas.
at crumb-gobbler (n.) under crumb, n.1
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 4 May 9/4: Flapper Dictionary half-cut – Happily intoxicated, as distinguished from being Jammed or Stewed.
at half-cut, adj.2
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 11 May 13/4: Flapper Dictionary rug shaker – A girl addicted to shimmying.
at rug cutter, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 2 May 9/4: Flapper Dictionary darbs – A person with money who can be relied on to pay the check.
at darbs, n.1
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 2 May 9/4: Flapper Dictionary dincher – A half smoked cigaret.
at dinch, n.
[US] Appleton Post-Crescent (WI) 3 May 7/4: Flapper Dictionary finagler – A person who stalls until someone else pays the bill.
at finagler, n.
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