SLAY--Synonymous with obsolete verb "kill."

JUGGLE--What is always done with the funds of a bank or trust company.

COLLEGE GIRL--Any woman who has ever gone to school.

BANDIT--Person guilty of crime against property for which the penalty is

more than ten days in jail.

BURLY--Adjective always applied to a male negro.

PROMINENT--Descriptive adjective applied to farmers, plumbers, and

dentists.

BOUDOIR--Any bedroom the rent of which is more than one dollar and a half

a week.

GLOBE TROTTER--Any one who has been to Hohokus, N.J., Kittery, Me., or

Peru, Ind.

GEMS--Personal ornaments worth more than one dollar and seventy-five

cents.

The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 · 第 91 / 150 题