Famous Movie Quotes We've Often Repeated Posted on March 22, 2010 by coolrain44 It's interesting to think about

how much of an affect or influence the big screen ha s been in our lives from childhood well into our adult years and not just on action scenes but we've listened intently to conversations between cha racters in movies and find ourselves consciously or subconsciously picking up on quotes, sometimes serious, often amusing, but the lines stick in o ur heads long after we leave the theater or turn off the television. They've basically become part of our pop culture terminology that we often use, when the situation is just right. Scan the list and see just how many of these you remember and then how many of them you've repeated to your family, frien ds, work associates, or people you come across in your day-to-day activities. So with all that said behold the list of the most endearing of those quotes: May the Force be with you. Star Wars (1977) There's no place like home. The Wizard of Oz (1939) I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! Network (1976) Houston, we have a problem. Apollo 13 (1995) To Infinity and beyond! Toy Story (1995) Elementary, my dear Watson. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) You had me at `hello' Jerry Maguire (1996) I'm the king of the world. Titanic (1997) I'll be back. The Terminator (1984) E.T. phone home. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982) Bond. James Bond. Dr. No (1962) Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn Gone With The Wind (1939) I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. The Godfather (1972) Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. The Wizard of Oz (1939) You've got to ask yourself one question: `Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk? Dirty Harry (1971) Hasta la vista, baby. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Here's looking at you, kid. Casablanca (1942) Go ahead, make my day Sudden Impact (1983) You talkin' to me? Taxi Driver (1976)

Show me the money! Jerry Maguire (1996) If you build it, he will come. Field of Dreams (1989) Here's Johnny! The Shining (1980) They're here! Poltergeist (1982) Is it safe? Marathon Man (1976) Game over, man! Game Over! Aliens (1986) It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage. Raiders of The Lost Ark (1981) I'll have what she's having. When Harry Met Sally (1989) Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. The Godfather Part II (1974) Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get. Forrest Gump (1994) Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you a ny stinking badges! The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948) Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into! Sons of The Desert (1933) Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night. All About Eve (1950) It's alive! It's alive! Frankenstein (1931) What we've got here is a failure to communicate. Cool Hand Luke (1967) Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape! Planet of The Apes (1968) I love the smell of napalm in the morning! Apocalypse Now (1979) Love means never having to say you're sorry. Love Story (1970) We all go a little mad sometimes Psycho (1960) The stuff that dreams are made of. The Maltese Falcon (1941) Say `hello' to my little friend! Scarface (1983) What a dump. Beyond The Forest (1949) Why don't you come up sometime and see me? She Done Him Wrong (1933) I'm walking here! I'm walking here! Midnight Cowboy (1969) You can't handle the truth! A Few Good Men (1992) I see dead people. The Sixth Sense (1999) Well, nobody's perfect. Some Like It Hot (1959) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. The Shining (1980) Hello gorgeous. Funny Girl (1968)

Toga! Toga! National Lampoon's Animal House (1968) After all, tomorrow is another day! Gone With The Wind (1939) Round up the usual suspects. Casablanca (1942) Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. The Pride of The Yankees (1942) One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know. Animal Crackers (1930) Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Wall Street (1987) Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothin' yet! The Jazz Singer (1927) Striker: Surely you can't be serious! Rumack: I am serious and don't call me Shirley . Airplane (1980) My precious. Lord of The Rings: Two Towers (2002) A martini. Shaken, not stirred. Goldfinger (1964) Nobody puts `Baby' in a corner. Dirty Dancing (1987) Who's on First? The Naughty Nineties (1945) I feel the needthe need for speed! Top Gun (1986) Snap out of it! Moonstruck (1987) My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Actor: Show-off Agitate the Gravel: To leave (hot-rodders) Ankle-biter: A child Ape: Used with go - to explode or be really mad Are you writing a book?: Youre asking too many questions Baby: Cute girl, term of address for either sex Back seat bingo: Necking in a car Bad news: Depressing person Bash: Great party Bent eight: a V-8 engine (hot-rodders) Big Daddy: An older person Big tickle: Really funny Bit: An act Blast: A good time Blow off: To defeat in a race (hot-rodders) Bobbed: Shortened Boss: Great Bread: Money Bug: "You bug me" - to bother Burn rubber: To accelerate hard and fast (hot-rodders) Cast an eyeball: To look Cat: A hip person (Beats) Chariot: Car (Beats) Cherry: Originally, an unaltered car. Later, anything attractive (hot-rodders, o

riginally) Chrome-plated: Dressed up (hot-rodders, originally) Circled: Married Classy chassis: Great body Cloud 9: Really happy Clutched: Rejected Clyde: Term of address, usually for a normal person (Beats) Cook, cookin: Doing it well Cool: Indefinable quality that makes something or someone extraordinary Cool it: Relax, settle down Cooties: Imaginary infestations of the truly un-cool Cranked: Excited (Beats) Crazy: "Like crazy,man" Implies an especially good thing Cream: Originally, to dent a car. Later, to badly damage (hot-rodders, originall y) Cruisin for a bruisin: Looking for trouble Cube: A normal person Cut the gas: Be quiet! Cut out: Leave Daddy-O: Term of address (Beats) D.D.T.: (Drop Dead Twice) Response: What, and look like you? Deuce: A 1932 Ford (hot-rodders) Dibs: A claim - as in "got dibs" on that seat Dig: To understand; to approve Dolly: Cute girl Dont have a cow: Dont get so excited Drag: (hot-rodders) A short car race; (Beats) A bore Ducks Asss or D.A.: Hairstyle of greasers where hair in back is combed to the mi ddle, then with end of comb, make a middle part. Earthbound: Reliable Epistle: Letter Eyeball: Look around Fake Out: A bad date Fast: Someone who was sexually active Fat City: A great thing or place; Happy Fire Up: Start your engine (hot-rodders) Flat out: Fast as you can Flat-top: Mens hairstyle. A crewcut which is flat across the top Flick: A movie Flip: To get very excited Flip-top: A convertible car Floor it: Push the accelerator to the floor (hot-rodders) Fracture: To amuse Fream: Someone who doesnt fit in Frosted: Angry Slang expressions from the 1950s - many are still in use today: actor - show-off big daddy - older person blast - good time bread - money cat - hip person cloud 9 - really happy Clyde - term of address for any normal male cookin' - doing very well cool it - relax cranked - excited cream - badly damage

cut out - leave dig - understand dolly - real cute young girl don't have a cow - don't get excited flat out - fast as you can flat-top - men's hairstyle (flat on top crewcut) flick - movie fracture - to amuse frosted - angry going ape - getting really excited hang out - do very little heat - police hip - cool, in the know horn - telephone kick - a fun thing, or a good thing knuckle sandwich - fist in the face kookie - nuts (in a nice way) made in the shade - guaranteed success make the scene - to attend nerd - dorky person with brains no sweat - no problem odd ball - someone a little out of sync on the stick - smart, prepared pad - home party pooper - no fun at all rattle your cage - get you upset shot down - failed sing - tattle or inform on someone split - leave stacked - female with well proportioned figure stack up - wreck a vehicle threads - clothes tight - close friends total - completely destroy unreal - exceptional

Dazzlin Gal Vintage Hairstyling & Make-Up, Handmade Headpieces & Accessories Menu Skip to content Home Dazzlin' Brides Dazzlin' Gallery Events & Parties Links Portfolio Slang: From the 20s to the 50s Posted on November 14, 2011 by Dazzlin Gal 38

When living vintage most aspects of life are adjusted to it. You look like a 195 0s pin-up, you walk like a 1940s hollywood star but how about notalk like an ave rage gal of the 40s or the 50s? Well, that's why I decided to make a post about th

e slang of the 40s & 50s, since slang describes a certain social culture and tim e. Slang in general Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexico n that refer to things considered taboo. It is often used to identify with one's p eers and, although it may be common among young people, it is used by people of all ages and social groups. Slang in the Fifties Slang has always been the province of the young. Words come in and out of favor in direct proportion to the speed with which they travel th rough the age ranks. Once college kids know that high school kids are using a te rm, it becomes passe. And seniors don't want to sound like freshman and so forth. Once a word finds its way to mainstream media or worse, is spoken by parents, no young person with any self-respect would use it. Fifties slang wasn't particularl y colorful as these things go. The Sixties, with its drug and protest culture to draw from, would be slang heaven. In the Fifties, hot-rodders and Beats provide d inspiration. The 50s were a very interesting time period not just for America but for slang. S ome people say it was the best time of American history. Television was entering every living room in our country, while segregation and racism was still part o f life. Rules were strict for women. We were obligated to stay at home and make sure dinner was ready for the breadwinner. Children were to be seen and not heard; however, with rock and roll beginning to hit the air waves, teens were discover ing new found freedoms and men's hair was getting longer with side burns and a dab of grease to keep it in place. Women became more daring in how they dressed as they began to wear full skirts and tight-fitting blouses, and young men donned j eans and leather coats. Not only were the times changing, so was the language. T oday let's salute the 50s by looking at their slang. - Tyler Woods So here's a list with the most common words and phrases, enjoy hep cats & kittens! 1920's to 1940's Phrases & Slang Alligator - swing fans or dancers All Wet - Describes an erroneous idea or individual, as in, he's all wet. Ameche - to telephone Applesauce - an explative; same as horsefeathers, As in Ah applesauce! Bag - to shoot down a plane Barouche - car, jalopyBrainchild- someone's creative idea Big Cheese - The most important or influential person; boss. Same as big shot. Bluenose - An excessively puritanical person, a prude, Creator of the Blue Nozzle Curse. Broad - Woman, Dame Bump Off - To murder, To kill. Bunny - to chat B.Y.T.- bright young thing Carry a Torch - To have a crush on someone. Cast an eyeball - look around Cat's Meow - Something splendid or stylish; The best or greatest, wonderful. City slicker - dandy from the city Corny - unimportant, pass Cozy - comfortable Creep - despicable person Darb - An excellent person or thing (as in the Darb a person with money who can be relied on to pay the check). Dame- A Woman Dead hoofer - poor dancer

Dig - like Dillinger - fantastic Drag a hoof - dancer Drape - clothes, suit Drugstore Cowboy - a guy that hangs around on a street corner trying to pick up girls. Duchess - girl Dumb Dora - a stupid female. Eager Beaver - enthusiastic helper Fade - leave Fall Guy - Victim of a frame. Fifth avenue - high class Flat Tire - A dull witted, insipid, disappointing date. Same as pill, pickle, dr ag, rag, oilcan. Frame - To give false evidence, to set up someone. Frolic - dance Frolic pad - nightclub Fuddy-duddy - old-fashioned person Gams - A woman's legs. Gammin' - strutting, showing off Giggle Water - An intoxicating beverage; alcohol. Gin Mill - An establishment where hard liquor is sold; bar. Ginned up - dressed up Gobbledygook - double talk, long speech Gone with the wind - run off (with money) Got your boots on - understand what's happening Grandstand - to show off Grotty - new but useless Ground grippers - shoes Hard Boiled - a tough, strong guy. Have a ball - have a good time Heebie-Jeebies - The jitters. Hep cats - swing music lovers, dancers (male) Hep kittens - swing music lovers, dancers (female) High-Hat - To snub. Hi-de-ho - hello Hincty - snobby Hooch - Bootleg liquor Hoofer - Dancer. Hoof - dance Hopper - Lindy Hop dancer Horsefeathers - an explative; same usage as applesauce. Hotsy-Totsy - Pleasing. In cahoots with - conspiring with In the groove - very good Jalopy - Old car. Joint - A club, usually selling alcohol. Jump - sing dance Keen - Attractive or appealing. Kicks- shoes Kisser - Mouth. Lettuce - money Line - Insincere flattery. Lounge Lizard - a horny dog. Niftic - good, sharp Moll - A gangster's girl. Off-time jive - bad manners, incorrect Old hat - out dated

Ossified - a drunk person. Pass the buck - pass responsibility for Pennies from heaven - easy money Pinch - To arrest. Pulleys - suspenders Pushover - A person easily convinced or seduced. Ritzy - Elegant (from the hotel). Rug cutters - dancers Scene - situation Scram - Ask someone to leave immediately. Sheba - A woman with sex appeal (from the move Queen of Sheba) or (e.g. Clara Bo w). Sheik - A man with sex appeal (from the Valentino movies) Smooth - good, agreeable Soitently - Sure! Speakeasy - An illicit bar selling bootleg liquor. Spiffy - An elegant appearance. Spread Out! - Get out of the way! Give me some room! Stop crowding me! Stompers - shoes Striders - trousers Stuck On - Having a crush on. Swanky - Ritzy. Swell - Wonderful. Togged to the bricks - wearing best clothes Upchuck - To vomit when one has drunk too much. Wise guy- A Smart Ass Whoopee - To have a good time.

1950's Slang Agitate the Gravel - To leave Are you writing a book? - You're asking too many questions Axe - An instrument Back seat bingo - Necking in a car Bad News - Depressing Person Bash - Great Party Bent eight - a V-8 engine (hot-rodders) Big daddy - An older person Big tickle - Really funny Blast - A good time Blow off - To defeat in a race (hot-rodders) Bobbed - Shortened Boss - Great Bread - Money Burn rubber - To accelerate hard and fast (hot-rodders) Cast an eyeball - To look Cat - A hip person Chariot - Car Cherry - Anything really attractive Chrome-plated - Dressed up (hot-rodders, originally) Circled - Married Classy chassis - Great body Cloud 9 - Really happy Clutched - Rejected Cook, cookin' - Doing it well Cooties - Imaginary infestations of the truly un-cool Cranked - Excited (Beats) Crazy Like crazy,man - Implies an especially good thing Cruisin' for a bruisin' - Looking for trouble

Cube - A normal person Cut the gas - Be quiet! Daddy-O - Term of address Dig - To understand; to approve Don't have a cow - Don't get so excited Earthbound - Reliable Epistle - Letter Fake out - Bad date Fetch - Go get Flat-top - Men's hairstyle. A crewcut which is flat across the top Flick - A movie Flip - To get very excited Floor it - Push the accelerator to the floor Fream - Someone who doesn't fit in Frosted - Angry Germsville - A place with germs Get Bent! - Disparaging remark as in drop dead Get with it - Understand Gig - Work, job Goof - Someone who makes mistakes Goopy - Messy Greaser - A guy with tons of grease in his hair Gringles - Worries Grody - Sloppy, messy or dirty Haul a** - Drive very fast Heat - Police Hip - Someone who is cool, in the know; very good Horn - Telephone Hottie -A very fast car (hot-rodders) In orbit - In the know Jacked Up - Car with raised rear end. Jacketed - Going steady. Jets - Smart, Brains Kookie - Nuts, in the nicest possible ways Lid - Hat Made in the shade - Success guaranteed Make out - Kissing session No sweat - No problem Nowheresville - a boring, bad place to be Pad - Home Paper shaker - Cheerleader or Pom Pom girl Party pooper - No fun at all Passion Pit- Drive in movies Peepers - Glasses Rap - To talk Rattle your cage - Get upset Raunchy - Messy or gross in some other way Razz my berries - Excite or impress me Shot down - Failed Sides- Vinyl Records Slip me - Give me Spaz - Someone who is uncoordinated, a clutz Split - Leave Square - A boring person or a do gooder The man - Police Threads - Clothes Tight - Good friends Total - To completely destroy, most often in reference to a car Tune out - Go away Unreal - Exceptional

Wet rag - Someone who is just no fun Word from the bird - The truth Expression to die for! Balloon lungs - A brass man with plenty of wind. That cat must have balloon lungs, Stix said he held that note for three and half m inutes! Barn Burner - Originally in Sinatra slang this was a stylish, classy woman, but today, it can even be applied to a good football game. Hey, Quincy, did you see Stella over at the diner? Man, she is one amazing barn b urner. Barrelhouse - Barrelhouse was the colloquial term for a cabaret in New Orleans w here liquor was served. Barrelhouse music is the type of music played in one of these cabarets. Hey, Man, I dig this barrelhouse music. It flows free. Beat - Exhausted or tired. Man, we been blowin' all night. I'm really beat. Birdbrain - A Charlie Parker imitator. It's 1957 already. We need something new. I'm gettin' tired of all of the Birdbrains aro und these days.. Blow - A jazzman's term for playing any instrument. That European guy, Django Reinhardt, can really blow. Blow your top - A phrase which expresses enthusiasm or exasperation. Hey man, I know it's tough, but don't blow your top. The Bomb - Very cool. The Crusader's new disc, Louisiana Hot Sauce is the bomb. Boogie Man - In the jazz slanguage of 1935, this was a critic. Roscoe just waxed a great disc and the boogie man gave it a bad review. Boogie Woogie - An early piano blues form that was popularized in Chicago. The t erm has sexual overtones. Hey, Lester, dig that boogie woogie that Yancy is layin' down. Bose Bouncing - To play notes so low as to bounce a Bose speaker from its founda tion. I'm sorry, my bass player was just Bose bouncing. Bread - A jazzman's word for money. Alright, Jack, if ya want me to play, ya gotta come up with some bread. Break it down - Get hot!! Go to town. Bring Down or Bringdown - As a verb to depress. As a noun one who depresses. Hey, man, don't bring me down with all of this crazy talk. Hey, let's get out of here, that guy is a real bringdown. Bug - To annoy or bewilder. Man, don't bug me with that jive about cleanin' up my act. Burnin - Used to describe a particularly emotional or technically excellent solo . Hey, man, did you hear that solo by Lee? It was burnin. Can - Jail Cans - Headphones. That last take was really kickin', put on the cans and lets record the final take. Cats - Folks who play jazz music. I used to partake in late-night jam sessions with the cats over at Sid's. Changes - Chord progression. Hey, Pops, dig those changes that the Hawk is playin'. Character - An interesting, out of the ordinary person. Sonny is certainly a character. Chick - A young and pretty girl. Hey, Buster, leave it alone. That chick is outta your league. Chill `ya - When an unusual hot passion gives you goose pimples. Gee, Jody, doesn't it chill `ya the way Benny plays the clarinet? Chops - The ability to play an instrument, a highly refined technique. Also refe

rs to a brass players facial muscles. He played the hell out of that Gershwin; he's sure got chops. and My chops are still achin' from last nights gig. Clams - Mistakes while playing music. Charlie is really layin' down some clams tonight. Clinker - A bad note or one that is fluffed. Hey, Charlie, that was some clinker that you just hit. Combo - Combination of musicians that varies in size from 3 to 10. Here me talkin' to ya Lester. Did you see that supreme combo that the Hawk put toget her? Cool - A restrained approach to music. A superlative which has gained wide accep tance outside of jazz. That cat Miles Davis plays some cool jazz. That cat Miles, is cool. Corny, Cornball - A jazz man's term for trite, sweet or stale. Man, Guy Lombardo is one corny cat. Man, Guy Lombardo plays some cornball music. Crazy - Another jazz superlative. Count Basie's band sure lays down a crazy beat. Crib - Same as pad. Hey, baby, come on up to my crib awhile and relax. Crumb - Someone for whom it is impossible to show respect. Sleazy Eddie is a real crumb. Cut - To leave or depart. Also to completely outdo another person or group in a battle of the bands. Hey, man, did you see the way that two-bit band cut when Basie cut them last night. Dark - Angry or upset (used in the Midwest). Joe was in a real dark mood after Jaco showed up 30 minutes late for the gig. DeeJay, Disk Jockey - An announcer of records on radio. Man, he is one crazy deejay. He spins some cool disks. Down by law - is to have paid dues; that is, to have earned respect for your tal ent or ability to get down. Charlie Parker spent years on the road working a lot of dives to fine-tune his c raft. He earned every bit of success and recognition he later received. He was do wn by law. The End - Superlative that is used interchangeably with too much or crazy. The way Benny blows the clarinet is the end. Finger Zinger - Someone who plays very fast. Ignasio the new guitarist is a finger zinger on the guitar. Damn, that boy is in credible! Flip your lid - Same as Blow your top. That cat looks crazy. I think he's gonna flip his lid. Freak Lip - A pair of kissers that wear like leather; one who can hit high C's all night and play a concert the next day. Ol' Satchmo, now he had a pair of freak lips! Gate - Early term for a Jazz musician. Armstrong is the original Swing Jazz player that's why they call used to call him G ate. Get Down - To play or dance superlatively with abandon. Jaco can really get down on the 4-string. Gone - Yet another Jazz superlative. Lester is a real gone cat. Got your glasses on - you are ritzy or snooty, you fail to recognize your friend s, you are up-stage. Gutbucket - Gutbucket refers to something to store liquor in and to the type of music associated with heavy drinking. An early term for lowdown or earthy music. That cat Satchmo started out playing some real gutbucket in the houses down in New Orleans. Hand me that skin (later modified to Hand me some skin) - A big expression for sh ake, pal. Hey, whaddya say Rufus, hand me some skin. Head or Head Arrangement - An arrangement of a song that is not written, but rem

embered by the band members (the tune and progression to improvise on). Man, Basie's band uses a lot of heads, not those written arrangements. That's why his band really cooks. Heat - Solo space. Yo, man, I want some heat on `Giant Steps'! Horn - Any instrument (not necessarily a brass or reed instrument). That dude can sure blow his horn.. A Hot Plate - A hot recording. Boys, I think we got ourselves a hot plate. I'm Booted - I'm hip or I understand. It's cool, man, I know just what you mean, I'm booted. In the Mix - Put it together, make it happen. Put that cat in the mix, we need a drummer for our upcoming tour. In the Pocket - Refers to the rhythm section being really together as in Those guys are really in the pocket, tonight. Jack - Jazz man's term for another person. Often used in a negative manner. Please don't dominate the rap, Jack. Hit the road, Jack. Jake - Okay. Even though nobody seems to like him, that guy is jake with me. Jam - To improvise. The band is jammin' inside right now. Jazz Box - a jazz guitar. The Ibanez PM model was developed in conjunction with Pat Metheny to meet his de mand for a true jazz box Jitterbug - A jumpy, jittery energetic dance or one who danced this dance during the swing period. Artie Shaw is a hot clarinet player. He sure has all of the jitterbugs jumpin'. Jive - A versatile word which can be used as a noun, verb or adjective. Noun an odd form of speech. Verb to fool someone. Adjective phoney or fake. Old Satchmo can lay down some crazy jive. Don't jiveme man, I wasn't born yesterday. Tha t cat is one jive dude. Joe Below - A musician who plays under-scale. How can you expect to make a buck when Joe Below almost plays for free? Jump - To swing. Let's check out that bar over there. It sounds like the joint is jumpin'. Junk - Heroin. Junk and booze have laid a heavy toll on Jazz. Kill - To fracture or delight. You kill me, man, the way you're always clowning around. Lame - Something that doesn't quite cut it. Some of the cats that claim to be playin' Jazz these days are layin' down some lame mu sic. Licks, hot licks - An early term for phrase or solo. Louie can really lay down some hot licks. Licorice Stick - Clarinet Gee, Jody, doesn't it chill `ya the way Benny plays that licorice stick? Moldy Fig - During the Bop era, fans and players of the new music used this term to discribe fans and players of the earlier New Orleans Jazz. What do you expect, Eddie is a moldy fig and he'll never dig the new sounds. Muggles - One nickname for marijuana used by early Jazzmen (Armstrong has a song by this title). Hey, Louis, I need to calm down. You got any muggles? My Chops is beat - When a brass man's lips give out. Too many high C's tonight, man, my chops is beat!! Noodlin' - To just play notes that have no particular meaning to a tune or solo. Quit noodlin cat, let's start working the tune. Out of this world - A superlative which is no longer in common use. I'm tellin' ya, man, the way Benny Goodman blows is out of this world. Out to Lunch - Same as lame. That guy is out to lunch, I can't stand the way he plays.

Popsicle Stick - A sax player's reed. I'm playing a great popsicle stick. Rock - To swing or jump (as in Jump bands the fore-runners of Rock and Roll band s). Louis Jordan's band really rocks. Rock and Roll - Of course the new music of the 50's, but originally slang for sex. Hey, baby, you're drivin' me crazy, let's rock and roll. Sackbut - The Sackbut was a 16th century instrument, similar to the trombone. The History of the Sackbut Scat - Improvise lyrics as nonsense syllables. Said to have originated on the Hot Five song Heebie Jeebies when Louis Armstrong dropped his lyrics. I can really dig Dizzy's new way of singing scat. Schmaltz it - Play it long-haired. Schmaltz or Schmalz - It's the Yiddish word for chicken fat, and has been a slang term in the U.S. since the `20s for anything sickeningly sweet or greasy, especially music or poetry. That Lombardo guy is popular, but he sure plays a lot of schmaltz. Screwin' the Pooch - Really bad mistakes while playing music. Roscoe must've had a bad day, cause he's really screwin' the pooch. Send - to move or to stimulate. Roscoe, you really send me. Sharp - Fashionable. Hey, Rufus, that's one sharp looking suit of clothes you're sportin' there. Skins player - The drummer. (Skins comes from the days when cowhide or other dri ed animal skin was used to make drum heads.) Man, we were all ready to have a little improv jam session but our skins player sk ipped out on us. There's one cat that I'm gonna skin! Smokin' - Playing your ass off. I can already tell from outside that Jimmy is smokin' tonight. Snap your cap - Same as Blow your top. Hey, Buddy, calm down. Don't snap your cap. Solid - A swing-era superlative which is little used today. Little Jazz can blow up a storm, he's really solid. Split - To leave. Sorry I can't stick around Slick, I gotta split. Sugar band - A sweet band; lots of vibrato and glissando. Supermurgitroid - really cool. That club was supermurgitroid! Tag - Used to end the tune, repeating the last phrase three times. Take five - A way of telling someone to take a five minute break or to take a fi ve minute break. Hey, Cleanhead, this is a cool tune and we're blowin' too hot. We oughta take five. Torch - Used occasionally as a description of a song that expresses unrequited l ove. Nobody could sing torch songs like Peggy Lee. Train Wreck - Event during the playing of a tune when the musicians disagree on wh ere they are in the form (i.e. someone gets lost), so the chord changes and the melody may get confused for several bars, but depending on the abilities of the musicians (it happens to the best of them), there are usually no fatalities and the journey continues. Tubs - Set of drums. Jo is really hot tonight. Listen to him pound those tubs.. Two beat - Four-four time with a steady two beat ground beat on the bass drum. N ew Orleans Jazz. I can't dig this two beat jazz. My boys got to have four even beats to the measure. Wail - To play a tune extremely well. Count Basie did a tune called Prince of Wails a clever play on words. Damn, Basie's band can really wail. Walking bass or walking rhythm - an energetic four-beat rhythm pattern. I really dig the way Earl plays the 88's. He plays the tune with his left hand and

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I'm on cloud nine and really cranked that my new peepers got it made in the shade. AKA; I am really happy that my glasses help me be successful. How did our paren ts understand us when we talked? I suppose the more important question is do we care what our parents think? Isn't that the idea? Isn't slang like some form of code that young people use to communicate or is slang more like a word fashion? Slang describes a certain social culture and time. The 50s were a very interest ing time period not just for America but for slang. Some people say it was the b est time of American history. Television was entering every living room in our c ountry, while segregation and racism was still part of life. Rules were strict f or women. We were obligated to stay at home and make sure dinner was ready for t he breadwinner. Children were to be seen and not heard; however, with rock and rol l beginning to hit the air waves, teens were discovering new found freedoms and men's hair was getting longer with side burns and a dab of grease to keep it in pl ace. Women became more daring in how they dressed as they began to wear full ski rts and tight-fitting blouses, and young men donned jeans and leather coats. Not only were the times changing, so was the language. Today let's salute the 50s by looking at their slang. AxeAn instrument BadGood BagA person's particular interest Bent eightV-8 engine (hot-rodders)

Big daddyAn older person BlastA good time BreadMoney CatA hip person Cloud 9Really happy Cool itRelax, settle down CootiesImaginary infestations of the truly un-cool CrankedExcited Cruisin' for a bruisin'Looking for trouble Cut outLeave Daddy-OTerm of address DibsA claimas in got dibs on that seat DigTo understand; to approve Don't have a cowDon't get so excited FetchGo get FlickA movie FlipTo get very excited GermsvilleA place with germs GigWork, job GreaserA guy with tons of grease in his hair GringlesWorries GrodySloppy, messy or dirty HangAs in hang out which means to do very little HeatPolice HipSomeone who is cool, in the know; very good In orbitIn the know KookieNuts, in the nicest possible ways LidHat Made in the shadeSuccess guaranteed Make outKissing session

NerdWell, we know what a nerd is! No sweatNo problem Nowheresvillea boring, bad place to be PadHome Paper shakerCheerleader or Pom Pom girl Party pooperNo fun at all PeepersGlasses RapTo talk Rattle your cageGet upset RaunchyMessy or gross in some other way Razz my berriesExcite or impress me Shot downFailed Slip meGive me SpazSomeone who is uncoordinated, a clutz SplitLeave SquareA boring person or a do gooder The manPolice ThreadsClothes TightGood friends TotalTo completely destroy, most often in reference to a car Tune outGo away UnrealExceptional Wet ragSomeone who is just no fun Word from the birdThe truth Well don't let this rattle your cage man, but I have to split, rap at ya soon. Ak a; Don't be upset, got to go, talk soon.