The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #125174   Message #2770253
Posted By: Little Hawk
20-Nov-09 - 11:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: Ridiculous terms of abuse
Subject: RE: BS: Ridiculous terms of abuse
Chongo's been known to say a lot of strange things. He sometimes calls someone he doesn't like a "bindle stiff". That's an expression that was last popular in the 40s, I think, and it means that the guy is a total dissolute bum and ne'er-do-well. He calls a flashy dame with "round heels" a "proskirt" or a "chippy". He talks about "pearl divin' at the local hash house" which means "washing dishes at the local greasy spoon". He says "Drift!" which means "Get lost!" He's got a million of 'em.