Slang Tests (1938); Break a leg

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BREAK A LEG (continued)

   From Lucius Beebe's column in the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, 23 April 1938, pg. 6(?), col. 1:

   Lauritz Melchior won't sing until his wife has wished him a Scandinavian godspeed, which, in transalation, means: "Here's wishing (Col. 2--ed.) you a broken leg."

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SLANG TESTS

   Here are two more.  Check to see if you're the weakest link.  These didn't run every week.
   From THIS WEEK magazine, NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, pg. 13, col. 1:

   _How's Your Slang?_
DEFINITION             A          B         C
1. $1000              "C" note    grand     buckeroo
2. a man or boy       frail       fagin     guy
3. nonsense           monkey-meat piffle    drag
4. crazy              dinky       peachy    wacky
5. a pickpocket       dumb-bell   dip       shrimp
6. an unfair person   beezer      live-wire chiseler
7. a dilemma          pickle      calaboose flivver
8. overhead coat      hang-over   nut       red-spot
9. luxurious          dizzy       dainty    swanky
10. intoxicated       pie-eyed    hopped-up gyped

Pg. 27, col. 4:
   "Slang" Answers
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. A

   From THIS WEEK magazine, NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, pg. 8, col. 4:

   _Test Your Slang_
DEFINITION          A           B          C
1. a nose           cauliflower dud        schnozzle
2. a plot           flicker     frame-up   spill
3. to punch         sock        hock       frisk
4. to pay           bunk        swipe      shell out
5. father           lieutenant  chump      governor
6. malicious gossip twiddle     dirt       heeby-jeebies
7. to exhibit       sport       junk       swat
8. a victim         low-brow    sucker     rat
9. a head           dome        clip-joint goat
10. in wrong        to hock     in dutch   in kick

Pg. 27, col. 1:
   "Slang" Answers
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. B

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PERSONAL

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