The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-20
SLANG OF NINETY
LANGUAGE WHICH ONE HEARS ON
THE STREETS OF MANY
CITIES.
NOT IN THE DICTIONARY

\ % II
But Perfectly URdefstood by n
Lot of PeOpIe-The List of Queer
Words Present9do seVithout In
dorsement-CaregaII Prepared
Definitions of a Hundred or More
of Them-Are Full of Meaning.
Time was when slang was a mode of
speech known only to founders. thieves.
1 police officers and other apeeple who do
not go to bed early. It. was strictly for
! hidden in the vocabulary, of the rising
generation and weird phrases sandwtched
| into 1indley Murray sentences brought
forth stern reproof. If that time has not
passed entirely away it is rapidly pass
! Ing and today slang is used by nearly
every one, except perhaps college pro-
| fessors, public school teachers and cler
! gymen. But the patois of the street
! changes SO often and so gradually that
| IT is difficult for the casual user of the
| highly descriptive phrases to keep pace
with the notifications and therefore the
| following is presented as a partial list
| of the slang words and phrases in com
mon use and their meanings and apulica-
| tons, says the Chicago Chronicle
| ACTION, n. Equivalent for money ex-
pended.
He doth get action though he lost the
| race. Shak.
BULL, n. A police officer. b. Informa-
| ton intended to mislead.
30, n. A homeless wanderer. A tramp.
4 Contr of hobo"
| Or by the lazy Scheldt or wandering DO.
Goldsmith
BOOST, V. t. To praise lavishly. b. To
| steal in a sneaking manner. as a ring
| from a jewelers. tray.
BOOSTER, n. A thief who steals Jew
| elry while examining it.
BUM, n. A tramp. A hobo A vagrant.
| CT. DO" Adj. OF poor quality. Not
! acceptable
| Now, by the gods, but this is bum deal!
Shak.
BUNCH. n. A collection of men. b. A
clenched fist c. Anything in quantity.
| And restless walked to cop a bunch of
hops. Scott.
BUGHOUSE. n. The insane asylum.
Adj. Not of sound mind. Insane.
BOOZE, n. Any Intoxicating LIQUOR
containing alcohol. V. i. To indulge to
excess in liquor.
This is not madness. 1t is booze. my
lord. Shak
BAMBOO n. An opium pipe.
BANDHOUSE. n. The brideweil. The
| house of correction. -.
BOBBY, n. A police station.
| COUGH, V. 1. To produce money. es
pecially under persuasion
Here is your bill. Cough up and go your
ways. Shak.
CUT IN, V. l. To join in conversation
or in game. To intrude.
CUT OUT. v. 1. To omit from CONVEX
sation.
CON. n. Misleading information, espe-
cd iINy - ~
| acter. V. t. To jolly. To string To mis-
| lead.
Around my fire an evening group to draw
And con them with the tales OF what l
| saw. Goldsrnitb
COP, V. t. To seize firmly. as a watch
To drink. as a glass of beer. To remove
property in the absence of the owner.
CALICO, n A woman or girl.
Wherever Don Juan would 60
Oh. He ever trafied the calico. Byron
CUSH, n. Money. The long green The
! goods The soft
CANNON. n. A revolver of any size
! above q cal
DIG, v. i. To reach into the pocket for
money. To pay for a. round
DOUGH, n, Money Syn, ''Cush.'
DAILY, v. l. To remain In the vicin-
tty Of a.
And when the dawn stood tiptoe on the
/ misty mountains tops
She saw that Willie still remained to daily
| with the hops -.'A - Milton:
DUB, n. A worthless fellow A dead
one. Syn. Lobster" t~-.s-
DRILL. VT To move rapidly. To
walk.
Brushing with hasty steps the dews
To take drill upon the upland lawn.
| Gray.
DUCK, V. 1. To retire quickly. To alb
sent oneself. To leave
DOLL. n. A woman. Any one. that
! wears skirts
| DIP. n. A pickpocket
DINGE, n. One of the African race.
Within the field of ungathered rice
The dinge at midnight lay.
Longfelow.
DOPE, n. Any drug of a sedative eff
feet. especially opium. BE- A list of prob
able winners at a race track. compiled
| from the records Isl
FILM, V. t. To swindIetb by cards short
change or otherwise. to )
FRISK. V. t To search, as pockets. To
| remove valuables from 80
FINGER, V. t. To secure credit. To
1 put it down on the tab,
Give me drink Of sack, boy, though 7
must finger twenty barkeeps.
FAN. V. t. To search with a rapid mo-
| ton of the hands. CHS D.
FEATHERS. n. A bed b. A woman
who wears pfumes on her headgear.
FONY, adj. A counterfeit Not gen.
| uine. AIH
I am tony spirit dqonsfAd for a certain
| LIME etc ,tGN Shak.
| GUN, n. A clever thIefsz
GUY. n. Any male person.
| GOODS, n. Money or anything de-
| siFab1e.
Oh, young Lochinvar has come out of
| the woods,
And IT, # any ago one doubts IT he's there with
lne eoodS. . Scott.
GETAWAY. n. A retreat.
HEP. adj. Well informed; cognizant Of
| what is going on,
HOBO, n. A man who would rather
| not. A victim of the vacation habit.
| "A mans work is from sun to sun, but the
| hobo's work is never done
HAND. V. t. To deliver, as a waIlop in
/ the neck
HOPS, n. Beer, either fresh, or canned
4 HOP n. Opium served on cards for
| reminiscent purposes.
| come from=haunts of hop to burn.
l wander up an alley. Tennyson.
HOT AIR, n. Information not founded
on fact
JOINT, n. Any place where men may
gather. especially a saloon.
JAG, n. A collections Of Intoxicating
liquors b. One who has gathered such a
! collection.
! The jag at eve had drunk his fill.
! JIGGER. An exclamation OF warning.
especially calling attention to the a,p-
| proach Of the police. ~
! JOLT, n. A punch In the nose; any
blow having a Earring effect upon the
| nervous system.
or an the bunch there were but few
| Could stand that jolt like Roderick Dhu
Scott.
! JOLLY, v I. To slip a bunch Of hot