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68 Cards in this Set
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All Wet |
wrong, arguing a mistaken notion or belief |
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Applesauce |
nonsense, sme as baloney, bunk, banana oil, hokum and horsefeathers |
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Bee’s Knees |
an extraordinary person, thing, idea, the ultimate |
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Belly Laugh |
A loud, uninhibited laugh |
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Berries: |
something attractive, similar to bee’s knees. |
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Big Cheese |
the boss. Same as big shot |
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Blotto |
to be drunk |
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Bluenose |
a prude |
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Bump off |
to murder |
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Bunk:
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nonsense |
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Cake-eater |
a ladies’ man |
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Carry a Torch |
suffering from unrequited love |
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Cat’s Meow |
something splendid or stylish, similar to bee’s knees |
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Cat’s Pyjamas |
same as cat’s meow |
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Cheaters |
eyeglasses |
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Crush |
an infatuation |
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Darb |
an excellent person or thing |
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Dogs |
human feet |
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Fall Guy |
someone who is framed for something, a scapegoat |
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Flapper |
a stylish, brash young woman with short skirts and shorter hair |
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Flat Tire |
a dull-witted or disappointing date |
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Flick |
Movie |
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Frame |
to set someone up |
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Gaga |
crazy, silly |
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Gams |
a woman’s legs |
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Gatecrusher |
a person who attends a party without invitation |
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Giggle Water |
an intoxicating beverage |
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Gyp |
to cheat |
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Heebie-Jeebies |
the jitters |
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High-hat |
to snub |
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Hooch |
bootleg liquor |
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Hoofer |
dancer |
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Hotsy-Totsy |
Pleasing |
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Jake |
okay |
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Jalopy |
an old car |
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Joint |
a club that usually sells alcohol |
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Keen |
attractive or appealing |
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Kisser |
mouth |
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Line |
insincere flattery |
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Lounge Lizard |
a ladies’ man |
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Lousy |
bad, inferior |
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Main Drag |
most important street of a city |
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Malarkey |
lies, nonsense |
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Moll |
a gangster’s girl |
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Neck |
kissing with passion |
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Nerts |
an expression of disgust |
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Nitwit |
an idiot |
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Ossified |
drunk |
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Pet |
same as neck, but more so |
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Pinch |
to arrest |
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Poppy |
full of vitality |
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Pushover |
a person easily convinced of something |
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Real McCoy |
the genuine article |
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Ritzy |
elegant |
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Scram |
to leave hurriedly |
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Screwy |
crazy, eccentric |
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Sheba |
a woman with sex appeal |
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Sheik |
a man with sex appeal |
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Smooch |
kiss and hug |
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Speakeasy |
an illicit bar selling bootleg liquor |
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Spifflicated |
drunk |
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Spiffy |
looking elegant |
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Stuck On |
having a crush on |
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Swanky |
ritzy |
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Swell |
wonderful |
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Take for a Ride |
to drive off with someone in order to bump them off |
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Upchuck |
to vomit |
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Whoopee |
Boisterous, convivial fun |
