happy-pants; gangsta

[Jonathan Lighter]

Kindle TV ad: "What's up, Happy Pants?"  [Of course, nowadays, that
could be her real name.]

Xavier U. b-baller: "We got a whole bunch of gangstas in our locker
room - not thugs, but tough guys on the court."

JL

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