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NEWSIES DICTIONARY

Confused about something Jack or any other Newsie said? Well, look no further 'cause I've put together this little Newsie dictionary to help you. Enjoy! ^^


ant·sy (ant's) adj.   fidgety, nervous, impatient, etc.  "Sittin' makes me antsy."

ban·ner (bn'r) noun   A headline spanning the width of a newspaper page.  "Carrying the banner."

bawl (bl) verb bawl·ing   To cry or sob loudly; whine  "Ah, stop yer bawlin'!"

bull (bl) noun   A police officer.  "It's the bulls!"

cheese it (chz t) slang   To get away fast.  "Cheese it! It's the bulls!"

chum (chm)   A close friend.  "Carrying the banner with me chums."

de·fi·ant (d·f'nt) adj.   openly and boldly resisting  "Proud and defiant, we'll slay the giant."

de·prave (d·prv') verb tr. de·praved   morally bad; corrupt; perverted 
"Though you wonder lost and depraved."

div·vy up (dv' p) verb   Give out as one's portion or share. 
"Jack, why don't we go back to my place and divvy up?"

dough (d) noun   Money.  "I'm blowin' my dough and going deluxe."

flashpot (flshpt) noun   A person that is successful or famous for only a short time. 
"Flashpots are shootin' bright as the sun."

flick·er (flk'r) noun   A movie.  "A mezzanine sat to see the flickers."

gag (gg) noun   Practical joke or hoax.  "It's just a gag."

goon (gn) noun   A ruffian or thug, esp. one hired to help break a strike, etc. 
"How do I know you punks won't run the first time some goon comes atcha with a club?"

gouge (gouj) verb tr.   An act of overcharging or cheating of money; extortion or swindle 
"Why would he gouge us like that?"

han·ky-pan·ky (hng'k-png'k) noun   Trickery or deception esp. in connection with shady dealings or illicit sexual activity (bad Disney hehehe).
"I miss the hanky-panky each nighty-night till three."

Ha·van·a ci·gars (h·vn' s·gärs') noun   Cigars made in Havana or Cuba; made of Cuban tabacco 
"Havana cigars that cost a quarter."

hi·fa·lu·tin ALSO high·fa·lu·tin (h'f·lt'n) adj   One who thinks too highly of oneself; pompous; pretentious
"I'm one hifalutin son-of-a-gun."

hoi·ty-toi·ty (hoi't-toi't) adj   Haughty; arrogant; condescending  "Real hoity-toity, ya know the type?"

in·cen·tive (n·sn'tv) adj.   Simulate one to take work harder; motivate 
"Incentive, make them work harder, sell more papers."

jack up (jk p) adj.   To raise prices, salaries, etc.  "They jacked up the price!"

joint (joint) noun abbr.   house, building, etc.  "Medda also owns the joint."

knick·ers (nk'rz) noun   Full breeches gathered and banded just below the knee.
"A corduroy suit with fitted knickers."

mez·za·nine (mz'·nn) noun   The lowest balcony in a theater or the first few rows of that balcony.
"A mezzanine seat to see the flickers."

muck·e·ty-mucks (muk'·d-muks') noun   A person in a position of importance and authority; esp., one who is overbearing
"Nobbin' with all the muckety-mucks."

mud (md) noun   Defamatory remarks; libel or slander  "And our name is mud!"

pape (pp) noun   Another word for newspaper.  "Buy me last pape lady?"

ped·dle (pd'l) verb tr.   To go from place to place selling goods 
"I figure we could peddle a thousand papes a week..."

pi·ker (p'kr) noun   A person regarded as petty or stingy.  "Once a piker, now a striker.."

pipe down (pp doun) slang   be quiet; shut up; stop shouting, talking, etc.  "Pipe down, it's just a gag."

plat·en (plt'n) noun   A flat metal plate, as that in a printing press which presses the paper against the inked type.
"Alright, a platen press."

punk (pngk) noun   Any person, esp. a youngster, regarded as inexperienced, insignificant, etc.
"How do I know you punks won't run the first time some goon come atcha with a club?"

puss (ps) noun   A human face.  "With this kid's puss, and my God given talent..."

scab ALSO scab·ber (skb) noun   A worker who refuses to strike, or who takes the place of a striking worker.
"What's it gonna take to stop the scabbers?"

scram (skrm) verb   To leave or get out, esp. in a hurry  "Crutchy, cheese it! Scram!"

shin·er (sh'nr) noun   A black eye.  "Hey Jack! Nice shiner!"

skunks (skngks) verb tr.   To defeat overwhelmingly  "5-1 the Cowboy skunks 'em!"

slums (slms) noun   A usually heavily populated area of a city, characterized by poverty, poor housing, etc.
"Carrying the banner through the slums."

snoot·y (sn't) adj.   Snobbishly aloof; haughty.  "So this snooty mug says to me..."

soak (sk) verb tr.   To give a heavy blow; beat up.  "Any scab I see I soak 'em, period."

tight·wad (tt'wd') noun   A greedy, stingy person who hoards money for its own sake, even at the expense of personal comfort.
"'Cause he's [Pulitzer] a tightwad!"

toot·sie (tt's) noun   A girl or woman, esp. one who is promiscuous.
"I used to be your tootsie-wootsie."

two bits (t bts) noun   Twenty-five cents.  "Hey Race, will ya spot me two bits?"

vaude·ville (vd'vl') noun   A stage show consisting of mixed specialty acts, including songs, dances, comic skits, acrobatic performances, etc.
"And this is the greatest star of the vaudeville stage today, Miss Medda Larkson..."