FRANK SINATRA SLANG:

"If we're gonna be friends, we have to get one thing straight. This is Sinatra's world. You and me? We just live in it." - The Mask

• Bag -- As in "my bag," a person's particular interest.
• 'Barn burner -- A very stylish, classy woman.
• Beard -- A male friend who acts as a 'cover', usually for extramarital affairs.
• Beetle -- A girl who dresses in flashy clothes.
• Big-leaguer -- A resourceful man who can handle any situation.
• Bird -- A "suitcase" word sometimes used in reference to the pelvic section.
• Bombsvllle -- Any kind of failure in life.
• Broad -- Affectionate term for a girl or woman with sex appeal.
• Bum -- A person who is despised, most frequently linked to people in the media.
• Bunter -- A man who fails in almost everything he does, the opposite of gasser.
• Charley -- A general term for anyone whose name has been forgotten. See also Sam.
• Charlies -- Admiring word for a woman's breasts.
• Chick -- A young and invariably pretty girl.
• Clyde -- A word used to cover a multitude of personal observations: viz "I don't like her clyde" means "I don't like her voice," etc.
• Cool -- A term of admiration for a person or place. An alternative word meaning the same thing is crazy.
• Creep -- A man who is disliked for any reason whatsoever.
• Crumb -- Someone for whom it is impossible to show respect.
• Dame -- A generally derogatory term for a probably unattractive woman. The word dog is also sometimes substituted.
• Dig -- A term of appreciation for a person or thing, as in "I dig her,"
• Dying -- As in "I'm dying" which means "I'm slightly upset."
• End -- A word to signify that someone or something is the very best.
• Endsville -- A term to express total failure, and similar to bombsville. See ville.
• Fink -- A man who cannot be relied upon, whose loyalties are suspect.
• First base -- The start of something, usually applied in terms of failure when someone has failed to reach it.
• Fracture -- As in "That fractures me," meaning "That's an amusing joke."
• Gas -- A great situation as in "The day was a gas."
• Gasoline -- A term for alcohol, more specifically, Frank's favourite drink, Jack Daniel's Bourbon Whisky.
• Gasser -- A man or woman highly admired, considered to be the best or "The End!"
• Gofer -- Someone who does menialjobs or runs errands, as in "go for drinks," etc.
• Good night all -- A term of invective to change the subject of conversation.
• Groove -- As in "in the groove," a term of admiration or approval.
• Harvey -- A man or woman who acts in a stupid or naive fashion; sometimes shortened to a "Harve."
• Hacked -- A word used to describe someone who is angry, as in "He's hacked off."
• Hello! -- A cry of surprise to no one in particular when a beautiful woman is seen.
• Hunker -- A jack-of-all-trades rather like the gofer.
• Jokes -- A term used to describe an actor's lines in a film script.
• Let's lose Charley -- A term used among intimates who want to get rid of a bore in their company.
• Locked-up -- As in "All locked-up," a term for a forthcoming date or engagement, private or public.
• Loser -- Anyone who has made a mess of their life, drinks too much, makes enemies, etc.
• Mish-mash -- Similar to loser but refers specifically to a woman who is mixed up.
• Mouse -- Usually a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled.
• Nowhere -- A term of failure, usually applied to a person, viz "He's nowhere."
• Odds -- Used in connection with important decisions, as in "The odds aren't right," meaning not to go somewhere, accept anything or buy something.
• Original loser -- A man or woman without talent; sometimes more fully expressed as "He (she) is the original Major Bowes Amateur Hour loser."
• Player -- Term for a man who is a gambler by nature, who makes friends easily, and never gives up trying.
• Punks -- Any undesirable, in particular mobsters, gangsters or criminals.
• Quin -- Derisive term for any girl or woman who is an easy pick-up.
• 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 for a beautiful girl, viz "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.
• Scam --To cheat at gambling, as in "Hey, what's the scam?"
• Scramsville -- To run off.
• Sharp -- A person who dresses well and with style.
• Smashed -- A word used to describe someone who is drunk. On occasions it has been replaced with "pissed."
• Square -- A person of limited character, not unlike a harvey.
• Tomato -- As in "a ripe tomato" a woman ready for seduction or even marriage.
• Twirl -- A girl who loves dancing. An alternative word with the same meaning is a "Twist."
• Ville -- A suffix used to indicate changes in any given situation. See endsville, etc.

ADDITIONS:

• Clam-bake -- A party or get-together.
• Platinum -- Having a big heart, generous. "You're platinum, pussycat!"
• Solid -- Definite, reliable. (Note: this was also used by Linc in "The Mod Squad.")
• Swing -- v. To hang out and drink, smoke, sing, generally get real loose.