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Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 26 Sept. 2/3: When any Greenbacker [...] undertakes to sell the Greenback party out , and turn it over to St John [...] he cannot deliver the goods, and is only cutting his own throat.at deliver the goods (v.) under goods, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 26 Sept. 2/3: When any Greenbacker [...] undertakes to sell the Greenback party out , and turn it over to St John [...] he cannot deliver the goods, and is only cutting his own throat. Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 26 Aug. 7/6: What should the little devil do but [...] send Polly a-shootin’ up in the air, and come down kerflunk [...] in the middle of a sand bed.at kerflunk! (excl.) under ker-, pfx
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 15 Oct. 7/4: Two policemen, ‘innocent of any evil intentions’ [...] called at the Fred Ross booze mill [...] Some woman telephoned that her husband was on a rampage.at booze crib (n.) under booze, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 20 Sept. 9/1: We always thought him the biggest lumphead in the business.at lumphead (n.) under lump, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 30 July 16/2: [cartoon caption] ‘Ah, what’s the good of being a low down susage looking dog like you?’ yapped the greyhound [...] ‘Oh, I don’t know,’ said the dachshund. Then getting up on his hind legs, he helped himself [to a roasted chicken].at sausage dog (n.) under sausage, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 2 June 9/2: There was that dod-durned jackass busy chawin’ the string.at dod, n.1
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 4 May 4/4: Mr Mckenna explained that ‘schmoozer’ meant ‘smooth talker’.at schmoozer (n.) under schmooze, v.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 23 Aug. 7/4: He had been robbed and deprived of all his valuables by an ‘alley rat’.at alley rat (n.) under alley, n.1
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 4 Mar. 14/4: Harvey county is recognized as the home of the [...] Scandahoovian.at Scandahoovian, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 1 Jan. 9/4: Gelett Burgess [...] coined two words that have ‘stuck’ [...] A ‘blurb’ is [...] ‘a noise like a publisher,’ and to ‘blureb’ is to push a book with fulsome praise. We are familiar enough with publishers’ ‘blurbs’ to need no further description.at blurb, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 18 May 12/3: Wake up, citizens of Bingville! Take time by the forelock and snatch it bald-headed!at snatch bald-headed (v.) under bald-headed, adv.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 13 Dec. 11/2: Cy Morgan, the Cross Roads cutup of the Athletics, was another [...] to take a Brodie out of the majors.at do a Brodie (v.) under brodie, n.1
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 28 Feb. n.p.: A [...] jury has convicted a boozeologist.at boozeologist, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 4 Feb. n.p.: They do not circulate reports designed to drive me ‘bug’.at bughouse, adj.1
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 9 Aug. 6/3: [headline] Tumulty is Riled. Peeved Buchanan Told to Cut his Dogs Loose.at cut one’s dog loose (v.) under cut loose, v.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 3 Jan. 10/1: He had been chosen to administer the business affairs of the Western league [...] so Prexy Frank [...] assumed his new title without formality or flubdub.at prexy, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 19 Apr. 8/3: Yah-ha! Attaboy! Attaboy! Pitch to me kid — put her there!at attaboy!, excl.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 10 Dec. 7/1: [headline] Kansas Must Not Fail Now. It Would Give a Black Eye to Reputation of State.at black eye, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 11 Dec. 8/7: A Roll of Money Big Enough to Choke a Cow will be blown in right here.at big enough to choke a bull (adj.) under big, adj.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 16 Aug. 9/3: [cartoon caption] Great Gosh, Tom!at good gosh! (excl.) under gosh!, excl.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 10 Oct. 3/1: I’m getting my chuck regular at home and believe muh, it’s real scoffing.at scoffing(s) (n.) under scoff, v.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 20 Mar. 4/7: Some bat-wing chaps which are very popular with the cowboys for ‘show’ [...] are twelve to fifteen inches wide.at batwing, n.
Topeka State Jrnl (KS) 12 Sept. 9/2: The big Free Fair [...] the big doin’s is the annual frolic of Kansas.at big doing, n.
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