DIESEL UNIVERSE SLANG DICTIONARY
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Babe: Woman
Baby: A person, can be said to either a man or a woman
Bangtails: Racehorses
Bank's Closed : No petting allowed; no kisses
Barlow : A girl, a flapper, a chicken
Barber: Talk
Barney : A scanal walker
Barney-mugging: Sex
Bathtub: motorcycle sidecar
Be on the nut: To be broke
Bean-picker : One who tries to patch up trouble
Bean-shooter: Gun
Beef: Problem
Bee's Knees: An extraordinary person, thing or idea
Beezer: Nose
Behind the eight ball: In a difficult position, in a tight spot
Bell Polisher : A young man addicted to lingering in vestibules at 1 a.m.
Bent Cars: Stolen cars
Berries : Great
Berry Patch : A man's particular interest in a girl
Big Cheese, Big Shot - The boss: Someone of importance and influence
Big House: Jail
Big One: Death
Big Sleep: Death
Big Timer : (n. masc.) : A charmer able to convince his sweetie that a jollier thing would be to get a snack in an armchair lunchroom; a romantic
Billboard : Flashy man or woman
Bim: Woman
Bindle: the bundle in which a hobo carries all his worldly possessions
Bindle punk or bindle stiff: Chronic wanderers, migratory harvest workers, and lumber jacks.
Bing: Jailhouse talk for solitary confinement
Bird: Man
Biscuit : A pettable flapper
Bit: Prison sentence
Blaah : No good
Blip off: To kill
Blouse : To go
Blow: Leave, Wild party
Blow one down: Kill someone
Blower: Telephone
Bluenose: A prude.
Blushing Violet : A publicity hound
Bo: Pal, buster, fellow.
Boiler: Car
Boob: Dumb guy
Boob-tickler : Girl who has to entertain her father's customers from out of town
Boozehound: Drunkard
Bop: To kill
Bounce: to leave
Box: A safe or a bar
Box job: A safecracking
Brace (somebody): Grab, shake up
Bracelets: Handcuffs
Brainchild: someone’s creative idea
Break it up: Stop that, quit the nonsense
Breeze: To leave, breeze off: get lost
Broad: Woman
Brooksy : Classy dresser
Bruno: Tough guy, enforcer
Brush Ape : Anyone from the sticks; a country Jake
Bucket: Car
Bulge, The: The advantage
Bulls: Plainclothes railroad cops; uniformed police; prison guards
Bum's rush, To get the: To be kicked out
Bump (Off): Kill
Bump Gums: To talk about nothing worthwhile
Bun Duster : See "Cake Eater"
Bunny: to chat
Burn powder: Fire a gun
Bush Hounds : Rustics and others outside of the Flapper pale
Bust : A man who makes his living in the prize ring, a pugilist
Butt me : Give me a cigarette
Butter and egg man: The money man, the man with the bankroll, a yokel who comes to town to blow a big wad in nightclubs
Button: Face, nose, end of jaw
Button man: Professional killer
Buttons: Police
Butts: Cigarettes
Buzz: Looks person up, comes to persons door
Buzzer: Policeman's badge