Bag-
to shoot down a plane
Brainchild-
someone’s creative idea
Bunny-
to chat
Cast
an eyeball- look around
City
slicker- dandy from the city
Corny-
unimportant, passé
Cozy-
comfortable
Creep-
despicable person
Darby-
something good
Dead
hoofer- poor dancer
Dig-
like
Dillinger-
fantastic
Drag
a hoof- dancer
Drape-
clothes, suit
Duchess-
girl
Eager
Beaver- enthusiastic helper
Fade-
leave
Fifth
avenue- high class
Frolic-
dance
Frolic
pad- nightclub
Fuddy-duddy-
old-fashioned person
Gammin’-strutting,
showing off
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
Have
a ball- have a good time
Hep
cats- swing music lovers, dancers (male)
Hep
kittens- swing music lovers, dancers (female)
Hi-de-ho-
hello
Hincty-
snobby
Hopper-
Lindy Hop dancer
Hoof-
dance
In
cahoots with- conspiring with
In
the groove- very good
Jump-
sing dance
Kicks-
shoes
Lettuce-
money
Niftic-
good, sharp
Off-time
jive-bad manners, incorrect
Old
hat- out dated
Pass
the buck- pass responsibility for
Pennies
from heaven- easy money
Pulleys-
suspenders
Rug
cutters- dancers
Scene-
situation
Smooth-
good, agreeable
Stompers-
shoes
Striders-
trousers
Threads-
clothes
Togged to the bricks- wearing best clothes
Created by Melissa Howe and Kristen Dahlke Class of 2004
Posted 10-9-03