The Songs Of A Sentimental Bloke Part 12

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.