Do in--To defeat; to kill; to spend.
Done me luck--Lost my good fortune.
Dope--A drug; adulterated liquor. v. To administer drugs.
Dot in the eye, to--To strike in the eye.
Douse--To extinguish (Anglo-Saxon).
Drive a quill--To write with a pen; to work in an office.
Duck, to do a--See "break."
Duds--Personal apparel (Scotch).
Dunno--Do not know.
Dutch--German; any native of Central Europe.
"Eads (Heads)--The authorities; inner council.
"Eadin"--"Heading browns"; tossing pennies.
"Ead over Turkey--Head over heels.
"Ead Serang--The chief; the leader.
"Eavyweight--A boxer of the heaviest cla.s.s.
"Ell--fer-leather--In extreme haste.
End up, to get--To rise to one"s feet.
Fade away, to--To retire; to withdraw.
f.a.g--A cigarette.
Fair--Extreme; positive.
Fair thing--A wise proceeding; an obvious duty.
Fake--A swindle; a hoax.
Finger--An eccentric or amusing person.
Flam--Nonsense; make--believe.
Flash--Ostentatious; showy but counterfeit.
Float, to--To give up the ghost.
Fluff, a bit of--A young female person.
Foot (me foot)--A term expressing ridicule.
Footer--Football.
Frame--The body.
Frill--Affectation.
Funk, to--To fear; to lose courage.
Furphy--An idle rumour; a canard.
Galoot--A simpleton.
Game--Occupation; scheme; design.
Gawsave--The National Anthem.
Gazob--A fool; a blunderer.
Geewhizz--Exclamation expressing surprise.
Get, to do a--To retreat hastily.
Gilt--Money; wealth.
Give, to--In one sense, to care.
Gizzard--The heart.
Gla.s.sey--The gla.s.sy eye; a glance of cold disdain.
The Gla.s.sey Alley--The favourite; the most admired.
Glim--A light.
Going (while the going is good)--While the path is clear.
Gone (fair gone)--Overcome, as with emotion.
Goo-goo eyes--Loving glances.
Gorspil-cove--A minister of the Gospel.
Graft--Work.
Grafter--One who toils hard or willingly.
Griffin, the straight--The truth, secret information.
Grip--Occupation; employment.
Groggy--Unsteady; dazed.
Grouch--To mope; to grumble.
Grub--Food.
Guff--Nonsense.
Guy--A foolish fellow.
Guy, to do a--To retire.
Guyver--Make-believe.
Hankies--A fondling of hands between lovers.
Hang out--To reside; to last.
Hang-over--The aftermath of the night before.
Hankies--Handkerchiefs.
High-falutin"--High sounding; boastful.
Hitch, to--To wed.
Hitched--Entangled in the bonds of holy matrimony.
Hit things up--To behave strenuously; riotously.
Hot--Excessive, extreme.
Hump, the--A fit of depression.
Hump, to--To carry as a swag or other burden.
Imshee--Begone; retreat; to take yourself off. [Arabic]
Intro--Introduction; "knock--down," q.v.
It (to be It)--To a.s.sume a position of supreme importance.
Jab--To strike smartly.
Jane--A woman.
Jiff--A very brief period.
Job, to--To smite.
Joes--Melancholy thoughts.
John--A policeman.
Joint, to jump the--To a.s.sume command; to occupy the "joint,"
i.e., establishment, situation, place of business.
Jolt, to pa.s.s a--To deliver a short, sharp blow.
Jor--The jaw.
Jorb (Job)--Avocation; employment.
Josser--A simple fellow.
Jug--A prison.
Keekin"--Peeping.
Keeps, for--For ever; permanently.
Kersplosh--Splash.
Kid--A child.
Kid, to--To deceive; to persuade by flattery.
Kiddies--Children.