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1 ABDCGFEHJKLIMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world tin pan alley The music industry in New York, located between 48th and 52nd street Check out new words coming daily Real McCoy The genuine article applesauce An expletive same as horsefeathers As in "Ah applesauce!" Subscribe to urban word of the day! As in “Urban Dictionary is the Real McCoy!” Urban Dictionary: A helpful resource if you listen to jazz music but don't come from the clubs July 5, 1929 July 3, 1929

2 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world all wet 1. Describes an erroneous idea or individual, For example “when people were unsure of how Gatsby made his money they thought him to be ‘All wet’” March 9, 1926

3 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world beat it 1. Scram or get lost – “Tom Buchanan with his gruff nature might tell one to ‘Beat it.’” Sept. 4, 1924

4 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world carry a torch 1.To have a crush on someone; “Gatsby ‘Carried a torch’ for Daisy for five years July 5, 1922

5 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world darb 1.An excellent person or thing “The ‘Darb’ Gatsby” August 4, 1925

6 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world 2. This slang also might explain the significance of the East and West Egg, where people live the lives of the privileged egg 1.A person who lives the big life “Tom and Daisy Buchanan are both ‘eggs’” July 23, 1922

7 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world Fall Guy 1.Victim of a frame “Gatsby was Daisy’s ‘fall guy’ after she hit Myrtle with the car” April 12, 1924

8 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world giggle water 1.An intoxicating beverage; alcohol “At all of Gatsby’s parties a variety of ‘giggle water’ is served” Oct. 21, 1922

9 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world hard boiled 1.a tough, strong guy “Tom Buchanan is really ‘hard boiled’” Feb. 7, 1921

10 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world it 1.Sex appeal “Many men think that Daisy has ‘it’” Aug 19, 1927

11 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world Jack 1.money “If you come from East Egg you are considered old ‘jack’ Dec 16, 1926

12 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world Keen 1.Attractive or appealing “ Nick finds Jordan ‘keen’” Jan 28, 1921

13 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world level with me 1.be honest “Nick is the most ‘level’ person that he knows” May 22, 1922

14 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world Mrs. Grundy 1.A priggish or extremely tight- laced person “Tom is a Mrs. Grundy” Oct 5, 1929

15 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world nifty 1.great, excellent “Myrtle thinks Tom is really ‘nifty’ until he breaks her nose” July 28, 1924

16 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world ossified 1.a drunk person “ There were tons of ‘ossifieds’ at Gatsby’s parties” Aug 13, 1925

17 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world Palooka 1.A below-average or average boxer “F.S. Fitzgerald was a palooka’” Sept 3, 1926

18 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world NO AVAILABLE WORDS ADD YOUR OWN!

19 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world Real McCoy 1.The genuine article “Even at the end of the novel it’s hard to tell if Gatsby was the ‘real McCoy’” March 2, 1922

20 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world spifflicated 1.Drunk “You never see Gatsby ‘spifflicated’ at his own parties” Aug 2, 1923

21 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world take for a ride 1.to drive off with someone in order to bump them off “When Tom discovers the affair between Daisy and Gatsby he may have wanted to ‘take Gatsby for a ride’ but he doesn’t” June 21, 1922

22 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world upstage 1.snobby “People may view the extravagant West Eggers as ‘upstage’ “ June 29, 1922

23 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world Vamp 1.A seducer of men, an aggressive flirt 2.To seduce “That Daisy is nothing but a ‘vamp!’” May 3, 1923

24 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world What's eating you? 1. What's wrong? “In the scene in the hotel someone may have asked Tom ‘what’s eating you?’” March 12, 1927

25 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world NO AVAILABLE WORDS ADD YOUR OWN!

26 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world you slay me! 1.That's funny! “ ‘You slay me!’ Daisy said to Gatsby as she tried to flaunt their love in front of Tom.” April 6, 1924

27 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world Zozzled 1.drunk “Nick claims that he’s only been ‘zozzled’ twice in his life” March 3, 1924

28 Browse Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world Much Thanks to www.urbandictionary.com www.urbandictionary.com And http://local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/sla ng.htm


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