Saturday 15 December 2007

learn to talk like the rat pack

hey charlies found this on the official sammy site... oh yes its a list of rat pack phrasing - good for the presentation??

bag
a person's particular interest; as in "singing's my bag"
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barn burner
a very stylish, classy woman
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beard
a male friend who acts as a "cover"; usually for extramarital affairs
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beetle
a girl who dresses in flashy clothes
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big-leaguer
a resourceful man who can handle any situation
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big casino
death
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bird
the male or female genitalia; standard greeting: "How's your bird"?
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bombsville
any kind of failure in life; see ville
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broad
affectionate term for a girl or woman with sex appeal
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bum
a person who is despised, most frequently linked to people in the media
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bunter
a man who fails in almost everything he does; the opposite of gasser
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charley
what the rat-packers called one another
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charlies
admiring word for a woman's breasts
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chick
a young and invariably pretty girl
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clyde
a word used to cover a multitude of personal observations; e.g., "I don't like her clyde" means "I don't like her voice", etc.
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coo-coo!
see crazy
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crazy
a term of admiration for a personal, place, or thing; similar to cool.
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creep
a man who is disliked for any reason
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crumb
a person it is impossible to respect
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dame
a generally derogatory term for a probably unattractive woman
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dig
a term of appreciation; e.g., "I dig that broad."
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duke
tip
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dying
an exaggerated term to mean slightly upset; e.g. "I'm dying"
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end
a word to signify that someone or something is the very best; "the living end"
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endsville
total failure; similar to bombsville; see ville
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fink
a person who cannot be relied upon or trusted, especially someone in the media; a crumb
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fracture
to make laugh; as in "that fractures me"
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gas
a great situation; as in "that set was a gas"
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gasoline
alcohol
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gasser
a highly admired person; the end!
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gofer
someone who performs menial jobs and tasks; "go for drinks"
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good night all
a term of invective used to change the subject of conversation
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groove
a term of admiration or approval; as in "in the groove"
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harvey
a person who acts in a stupid or naive fashion; sometimes shortened to "Harv"
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hacked
angry; as in "he's hacked off"
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hello!
a cry of surprise to no one in particular when a beautiful woman is seen
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hunker
a jack-of-all-trades; see gopher
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jokes
an actor's lines in a screenplay
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let's lose charley
a term used among intimates who want to get rid of a bore in their company
.
little hey-hey
romance; a little action with a broad
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locked-up
as in "all locked-up," a term for a forthcoming date or engagement, private or public
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loser
anyone who has made a mess of their life, drinks too much, makes the wrong enemies, etc.
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mish-mash
similar to loser, but refers specifically to a woman who is messed up
.
mothery
terrific; wild and wicked
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mouse
usually a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled
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nowhere
a term of failure as in "he's nowhere."
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odds
used in connection with important decisions, as in "the odds aren't right," meaning it's a no go
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original loser
a person without talent; sometimes more fully expressed as "He is the original Major Bowes Amateur Hour loser
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pallie
dean's nickname for everyone, whether a lifelong friend or a bellhop
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player
a man who is a gambler by nature, makes friends easily, and never gives up trying
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punks
any undesirables, in particular criminals, gangsters, or mobsters
.
quin
derisive term for a woman who is an easy pick-up
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rain
as in "I think it's going to rain" indicating that it is time to leave a dull gathering or party
.
ring-a-ding
a term of approval, as in "What a ring-a-ding broad!"

sam
used in the same way as Charley for a person whose name has been forgotten, most often applied to females
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scramsville
to run off
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sharp
a person who dresses well and with style
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ta-ta
goodbye
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twirl
a girl who loves dancing
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ville
a suffix used to indicate changes in any given situation; see endsville, splitsville, etc

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