Dictionary of The Rat Pack

bag - a person's particular interest; as in "singing's my bag"
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
big casino - death
bird - the male or female genitalia; standard greeting:
    "How's your bird"?
bombsville - any kind of failure in life; see ville
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; e.g., "I don't like her clyde" means "I don't like her voice", etc.
coo-coo! - see crazy.
crazy - a term of admiration for a personal, place, or thing; similar to cool.
Creep - a man who is disliked for any reason
crumb - a person it is impossible to respect
dame - a generally derogatory term for a probably unattractive woman
dig - a term of appreciation; e.g., "I dig that broad."
"Drop it, charley" - change the conversation; see "good night, all"
duke - tip
dying - an exaggerated term to mean slightly upset; e.g. "I'm dying"
end - a word to signify that someone or something is the very best; "the living end"
endsville - total failure; similar to bombsville; see ville
fink - a person who cannot be relied upon or trusted, especially someone in the media; a crumb
fracture - to make laugh; as in "that fractures me"
gas - a great situation; as in "that set was a gas"
gasoline - alcohol
gasser - a highly admired person; the end!
gofer - someone who performs menial jobs and tasks; "go for drinks"
"good night all" - a term of invective used to change the subject of conversation
groove - a term of admiration or approval; as in "in the groove"
Harvey - a person who acts in a stupid or naive fashion; sometimes shortened to "Harv"
hacked - 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; see gopher
jokes - an actor's lines in a screenplay
let's lose charley - a term used among intimates who want to get rid of a bore in their company
little hey-hey - romance; a little action with a broad
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 the wrong enemies, etc.
mish-mash - similar to loser, but refers specifically to a woman who is messed up
mothery - terrific; wild and wicked
mouse - usually a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled
nowhere - a term of failure as in "he's nowhere."
odds - used in connection with important decisions, as in "the odds aren't right," meaning it's a no go
original loser - a person without talent; sometimes more fully expressed as "He is the original Major Bowes Amateur Hour loser
player - a man who is a gambler by nature, makes friends easily, and never gives up trying
punks - any undesirables, in particular criminals, gangsters, or mobsters
quin - derisive term for a 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, as in "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
scramsville - to run off
sharp - a person who dresses well and with style
"ta-ta" - goodbye
twirl - a girl who loves dancing
ville - a suffix used to indicate changes in any given situation; see endsville, splitsville, etc.