19 Old-Timey Slang Terms to Bolster Your Vocabulary

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1. In the ketchup: Operating at a deficit
2. John Hollowlegs: A hungry man [hobo use]
3. Lobbygow: One who loafs around an opium den in hopes of being offered a free pipe
4. Happy cabbage: A sizable amount of money to be spent on self-satisfying things
5. Zib: A nondescript nincompoop
6. Give someone the wind: To jilt a suitor with great suddenness
7. The zings: A hangover
8. Butter and egg man: A wealthy, unsophisticated, small-town businessman who tries to become a playboy, especially when visiting a large city
9. Cluck and grunt: Eggs and ham
10. Off the cob: Corny
11. Dog robber: A baseball umpire
12. Happies: Arch supporters [shoe salesman use]
13. High-wine: A mixture of grain alcohol and Coca-Cola [hobo use]
14. Flub the dub: To evade one’s duty
15. Donkey’s breakfast: A straw mattress
16. George Eddy: A customer who does not tip
17. Wet sock: A limp, flaccid handshake
18. Gazoozle: To cheat
19. On a toot: On a drunken spree

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