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[US] Gettysburg Times (PA) 21 May 8/2: [advert] Bru-Joy in Stubbie Bottles.
at stubbie, n.
[US] Gettysburg (PA) Times 29 May 4/8: In the theater, they say ‘break a leg’ to an actor just before he goes on stage, but it really means ‘good luck.’.
at break a leg!, excl.
[US] Gettysburg Times (PA) 22 Dec. 29/3: Stars have some thigh-slappers. The stars have their favorite Christmas jokes.
at thigh-slapper, n.
[US] Gettysburg (PA) Times 1 June 9/1: They [i.e. high-school students] listen to big portable radios called ‘boogie boxes’ and say they ‘partied hearty’ if they enjoyed themselves at a party.
at boogie box (n.) under boogie, v.
[US] Gettysburg (PA) Times 1 June 9/2: Students talk about their [...] ‘cuz,’ or their friend.
at cuz, n.
[US] Gettysburg (PA) Times 1 June 9/2: When they [i.e. high-school students] talk about a marijuana cigarette, it’s called ‘the killer.’.
at killer, n.
[US] Gettysburg (PA) Times 1 June 9/3: If a student says he’s going to ‘light you up,’ you’d better duck because a punch is coming.
at light up, v.1
[US] Gettysburg (PA) Times 1 June 9/1: They [i.e. high-school students] listen to big portable radios called ‘boogie boxes’ and say they ‘partied hearty’ if they enjoyed themselves at a party.
at party hearty (v.) under party, v.
[US] Gettysburg (PA) Times 1 June 9/2: Students talk about their ‘raise,’ or their parents.
at raise, n.
[US] Gettysburg (PA) Times 1 June 9/3: Teens across the state call marijuana ‘reefers,’ [...] Prescription drugs are called ‘scripts.’.
at script, n.
[US] Gettysburg (PA) Times 1 June 9/4: You can quickly date yourself by use of slang. If you say ‘twenty-three skiddoo,’ you are not in an ‘in’ group in the 1980s.
at twenty-three skidoo!, excl.
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